Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 27
Sanitation in Food Establishments

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-6

§ 21-27-6. Businesses exempt.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to those activities of food business which are licensed and regulated in accordance with the provisions of this title; provided, that retail food businesses and food vending machines limited solely to selling or dispensing ice and/or non-perishable foods, including, but not limited to, gumballs, unopened bottled or canned beverages, and prepackaged candy, nuts, gum, popcorn, chips, pretzels, cookies, and crackers. Honey producers who are registered with the state are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 260, § 6; P.L. 1948, ch. 2026, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-27-6; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 5; P.L. 1984, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 55, § 1.