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ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Bristol, RI.

Local law · Updated June 3, 2026 · 1,402 sections

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Sec. 13-1. - Food businesses.#

(a)

License required; revocation of license. No person shall operate a food business without being licensed by the town council. Licenses shall be renewed annually on December 31 following their issue and shall be revoked by the licensing authority if it finds that the provisions of this chapter are not being complied with.

(b)

New food businesses. No person not already licensed as of June 23, 1959, shall be licensed as provided in section 13-66 for the purpose of selling food or drink for consumption on the premises where sold, or to conduct a food business, unless the state department of health has certified that the food business establishment is so constructed and contains such facilities and equipment as to enable adequate compliance with the regulations of the state department of health.

Sec. 13-2. - Display and sale of tobacco related products.#

(a)

No cigarettes, pipes, tobacco nor any other tobacco related product shall be displayed and sold from an area not continuously supervised and in direct line of sight of an authorized person employed by the person, firm, or corporation that owns, manages or operates a place of business within the town.

(b)

Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be penalized for the first offense in the amount of $100.00; second offense within one year of the date of the first offense, in the amount of $200.00; and for the third or any subsequent offense within one year of the first offense, in the amount of $300.00 and ordered not to sell tobacco products for a period of 90 days.

(Ord. No. 2001-05, 1-24-01)

Secs. 13-3—13-35. - Reserved.#