Rhode Island § 4-8-6 - Milk Gathering Stations

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§ 4-8-6. Milk Gathering Stations

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-8-6

§ 4-8-6. Action to determine amounts due creditors of licensees.

After the expiration of ninety (90) days from the termination of any license period, the director of environmental management shall, by proper action where all the creditors and any surety given, as provided, and the licensee shall be parties, proceed to determine the amount due each creditor, and the judgment rendered in that action shall be enforced ratably for those creditors against the surety. If any creditor has reduced his or her claim to judgment, that judgment shall be presumptive proof of the amount due that creditor in any action brought by the director of environmental management.

History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-6.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 4-8-6 cover?

Section 4-8-6 ("Milk Gathering Stations") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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