§ 11-41.1-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Bakery container� means any permanent type of container which is used by a bakery,
distributor, retailer, or food service establishment or the agent of any of them as
a means to transport, store, or carry bakery products.
(2) "Dairy case� means a wire or plastic container which holds 16 quarts or more of beverages
and is used by distributors, retailers, or their agents as a means to transport, store,
or carry dairy products.
(3) "Dispenser case� means a plastic container which holds up to twenty-four (24) quarts
of beverage and is used by distributors, retailers, or their agents as a means to
transport, store, or carry dairy products for use in individual serving dispenser
machines.
(4) "Egg basket� means any permanent type of container which contains four (4) dozen or
more shell eggs and is used by distributors, retailers, or their agents as a means
to transport, store, or carry eggs.
(5) "Laundry cart� means a basket which is mounted on wheels and used in a coin-operated
laundry or drycleaning establishment by a customer or an attendant for the purpose
of transporting laundry and laundry supplies.
(6) "Name or mark� means any permanently affixed or permanently stamped name or mark which
has been registered with the secretary of state pursuant to § 11-41.1-2 and is used for the purpose of identifying the registered owner of dairy cases, egg
baskets, poultry boxes, bakery containers, or plastic bulk merchandise containers.
(7) "Parking area� means a lot or other property provided by a retail establishment for
the use of customers to park automobiles or other vehicles while doing business in
that establishment.
(8) "Plastic bulk merchandise container� means a plastic crate or shell used by a product
producer, distributor, or retailer, or an agent of the product producer, distributor,
or retailer as a means for the bulk transportation, storage or carrying of retail
containers of milk, eggs, bakery, or bottled beverage products.
(9) "Poultry box� means any permanent type of container which is used by processors, distributors,
retailers, food service establishments, or their agents as a means to transport, store,
or carry poultry.
(10) "Registered owner� means any person, firm, corporation, or association registered
with the secretary of state as the owner of an identifying name or mark described
in subdivisions (6) and (10) of this section.
(11) "Secretary� means the secretary of state.
(12) "Shopping cart� means a basket which is mounted on wheels, or a similar device, generally
used in a retail establishment by a customer for the purpose of transporting goods
of any kind.