Section 21-31-16. – Sale of new drugs — Regulations and procedure — Exceptions.
§ 21-31-16. Sale of new drugs — Regulations and procedure — Exceptions. (a) No person shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold for sale, or give away any new drug unless: (1) an application with respect to the new drug has become effective under § 505 of the Federal Act, 21 U.S.C. § 355; or […]
Section 21-31-1. – Short title.
§ 21-31-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
Section 21-31-2. – Definitions.
§ 21-31-2. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics. (2) “Contaminated with filth” applies to any […]
Section 21-31-3. – Prohibited acts.
§ 21-31-3. Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing of those acts within the state of Rhode Island are prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale, or delivery, or holding or offering for sale of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, drug, device, […]
Section 21-31-4. – Injunctions authorized.
§ 21-31-4. Injunctions authorized. In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter the director of health is authorized to apply to the superior court for, and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of § 21-31-3, […]
Section 21-31-5. – Violations of chapter — Penalty — Exceptions.
§ 21-31-5. Violations of chapter — Penalty — Exceptions. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 21-31-3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both […]
Section 21-30-5. – Prosecution of violations.
§ 21-30-5. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty of the department of health to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of §§ 21-30-3 and 21-30-4, and the director of the department, or any duly authorized agent of the director, may make complaint for the violation of those sections, and the […]
Section 21-30-6. – Labeling of poisons — Registration of sales — Prescriptions.
§ 21-30-6. Labeling of poisons — Registration of sales — Prescriptions. No person shall sell, either by wholesale or retail, any of the poisons enumerated in § 21-30-7, without distinctly labeling the bottle, box, vessel, or paper and wrapper or cover in which the poison is contained with the name of the article, the word […]
Section 21-30-7. – Poisons subject to labeling and registration.
§ 21-30-7. Poisons subject to labeling and registration. The following substances are poisons subject to labeling as provided in § 21-30-6: (1) Arsenic and its preparations. (2) Carbolic acid. (3) Corrosive sublimate. (4) Cotton root and its preparations. (5) Cyanide of potassium. (6) Ergot and its preparations. (7) Hydrocyanic acid. (8) Opium and its preparations, […]
Section 21-30-8. – Repealed.
§ 21-30-8. Repealed.