Rhode Island § 21-23-5 - Nonalcoholic Bottled Beverages, Drinks and Juices
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§ 21-23-5. Nonalcoholic Bottled Beverages, Drinks and Juices
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-23-5
§ 21-23-5. Contamination of containers.
Whoever by himself or herself or by his or her servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm, or corporation having custody of a reusable jar, bottle, measure, or other vessel used as a container for any carbonated or nonalcoholic beverage, soda water, fruit juice or drink, bottled drinking water either plain or carbonated, or any other so-called soft drink, places or causes or permits to be placed in it any offal, kerosene, or article other than waters or beverages as enumerated in this chapter, or any agent used for cleaning the jar, bottle, measure or other vessel, shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for each reusable misused container.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 183, § 20; P.L. 1919, ch. 1781, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 168, § 20; G.L.
1938, ch. 269, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 21-23-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch.
581, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-23-5 ("Nonalcoholic Bottled Beverages, Drinks and Juices") 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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