Rhode Island General Laws 23-1-28. Definitions
The following definitions apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this chapter:
(1) “Director” means the director of health of the state or his or her duly authorized agent.
(2) “Food” means:
(i) Articles used for food or drink for people or other animals;
(ii) Chewing gum; and
(iii) Articles used for components of any such article.
(3) “Food business” includes any establishment or place, whether fixed or mobile, where food or ice is held, processed, manufactured, packaged, prepared, displayed, served, transported, or sold.
(4) “Person” includes any individual, group of individuals, firm, corporation, association, partnership or private or public entity, including a district, county, city, town, or other governmental unit or its agent, and in the case of a corporation, any individual having active and general supervision of the properties of that corporation.
(5) “Service” upon a corporation under § 23-1-20 and § 23-1-21 is deemed to include service upon both the corporation and upon the person having active and general supervision of the properties of the corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 42, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-1-28
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9