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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-21 > Chapter-21-11 > 21-11-4SECTION 21-11-4
§ 21-11-4 Issuance and term of licenses– Suspension or revocation. – The director of health shall, upon receipt of application for a license tooperate an establishment for any or all of the purposes mentioned in §21-11-3, cause that establishment to be inspected and, if it is found toconform to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted inaccordance with this chapter, shall issue a license upon receipt of a fee ofone hundred sixty dollars ($160); provided, that the license fee shall be fortydollars ($40.00) for any one establishment where: (1) the meat is sold only atretail, (2) no slaughtering is performed, and (3) no more than one of theactivities described in § 21-11-3 for which a license is required isperformed. In order to set the license renewal dates so that all activities foreach establishment can be combined on one license instead of on severallicenses, the department of health shall set the license renewal date. Thelicense period shall be for twelve (12) months, commencing on the licenserenewal date, and the license fee shall be at the full annual rate regardlessof the date of application or the date of issuance of license. If the licenserenewal date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees oflicensed establishments, not to exceed the annual license fee, in order toimplement the change in license renewal date. Applications for renewal oflicenses, accompanied by the prescribed fee, shall be submitted at least two(2) weeks before the renewal date. Licenses issued or renewed under thissection may be suspended or revoked for failure to comply with the provisionsof this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter.
