(a)  Responsibility and jurisdiction for enforcement shall be with municipalities and the department.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-19.18-4

  • Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-19.18-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Retail sales establishment: means any licensed enterprise where the sale or transfer to a customer of goods in exchange for payment occurs in a retail store, flea market, restaurant, or other food service establishment. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-19.18-2

(b)  Violations of any section of this chapter shall subject a retail sales establishment to penalties as set forth in this chapter.

(c)  Penalties for violation of this chapter shall be as follows:

(1)  One hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation in a calendar year;

(2)  Two hundred dollars ($200) for the second violation in a calendar year; and

(3)  Five hundred dollars ($500) for the third and any subsequent violation in a calendar year.

(d)  All penalties collected by municipalities pursuant to this section shall be retained by the municipality.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 177, § 1.