Rhode Island § 11-16-4 § 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-16-4 — § 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.

Rhode Island § 11-16-4

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-16Food and Beverages

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-4 (2026).

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§ 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.
Every person who sells, furnishes, or gives away wood alcohol or any preparation or
            compound containing wood alcohol, knowing that it is to be used for beverage purposes,
            shall be punished by imprisonment for life or any term of years, and he or she shall
            be liable to an action for damages for injuries to the person of anyone using the
            wood alcohol or the preparation or compound for beverage purposes, or if death results
            from that use, to an action for damages for the death of the person under the provisions
            of §§ 10-7-1 — 10-7-4.
         

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§ 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.

Every person who sells, furnishes, or gives away wood alcohol or any preparation or compound containing wood alcohol, knowing that it is to be used for beverage purposes, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or any term of years, and he or she shall be liable to an action for damages for injuries to the person of anyone using the wood alcohol or the preparation or compound for beverage purposes, or if death results from that use, to an action for damages for the death of the person under the provisions of §§ 10-7-1 — 10-7-4.