Rhode Island General Laws 5-16-4. Display of permit – Inspection of laundries
Every person to whom a permit is issued under this chapter shall keep the permit displayed in a conspicuous place in the office or place of business for which it is issued, and shall whenever requested exhibit the permit to the licensing authorities or their authorized agents. The licensing authorities shall cause an inspection to be made of each public laundry before a permit is issued for its operation and at least once a year after the first inspection. For that purpose and for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the licensing authorities and their authorized agents may enter upon and inspect any premises which they have reason to believe are being conducted, operated, and maintained as a public laundry.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1200, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 369, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-16-4.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-16-4
- Licensing authorities: means the bureau or board of police commissioners of any city or town where that bureau or board of police commissioners is established; but where there is no bureau or board, it means the town council of a town and the city council of a city. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-16-1
- Person: means and includes a person, partnership, or corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-16-1
- Public laundry: means and includes any plant or equipment conducted or operated as a laundry for profit, and for which business is solicited from the general public, but does not mean or include a laundry operated exclusively for and in connection with a hospital, school, or other institution, hotel, boardinghouse, or private dwelling, nor a laundry operated by one institution that also serves another institution. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-16-1