2005 Rhode Island Code - § 21-27-10 — Registration of food businesses.

    (a) No person shall operate a food business as defined in § 21-27-1(7) unless he or she annually registers the business with the state director of health; provided, that food businesses conducted by nonprofit organizations, hospitals, public institutions, farmers markets, roadside farmstands, or any municipality shall be exempt from payment of any required fee.

   (b) In order to set the registration renewal dates so that all activities for each establishment can be combined on one registration instead of on several registrations, the registration renewal date shall be set by the department of health. The registration period shall be for twelve (12) months commencing on the registration renewal date, and the registration fee shall be at the full annual rate regardless of the date of application or the date of issuance of registration. If the registration renewal date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees of registered establishments, not to exceed the annual registration fee, in order to implement the changes in registration renewal date. Registrations issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked for cause. Any registration or license shall be posted in a place accessible and prominently visible to an agent of the director.

   (c) Registration with the director of health shall be based upon satisfactory compliance with all laws and regulations of the director applicable to the food business for which registration is required.

   (d) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

   (e) Classification and fees for registration shall be as follows:

   (1) Food processors (Wholesale) $210.00

   (2) Food processors (Retail) 90.00

   (3) Food service establishments:

   (i) =ri6 50 seats or less 120.00

   (ii) =ri6 More than 50 seats 180.00

   (iii) =ri6 Mobile food service units 72.00

   (iv) =ri6 Industrial caterer or food vending machine commissary 210.00

   (v) =ri6 Vending machine sites or location:

   (A) =ri7 Three (3) or less machines 36.00

   (B) =ri7 Four (4) to ten (10) machines 72.00

   (C) =ri7 Eleven (11) or more machines 90.00

   (4) Retail markets:

   (i) =ri6 1 to 2 cash registers 90.00

   (ii) =ri6 3 to 5 cash registers 180.00

   (iii) =ri6 6 or more cash registers 390.00

   (5) Retail food peddler (meat, seafood, dairy, and frozen dessert products) 72.00

   (6) Food warehouses 144.00

   (f) In no instance where an individual food business has more than one activity eligible under this chapter for state registration within a single location shall the business be required to pay more than a single fee for the one highest classified activity listed in subsection (e) of this section; provided, that where several separate but identically classified activities are located within the same building and under the management and jurisdiction of one person, one fee shall be required. In each of the instances in this subsection, each activity shall be separately registered.