Rhode Island § 23-6-1 § 23-6-1. Common drinking cups and towels.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-6-1 — § 23-6-1. Common drinking cups and towels.

Rhode Island § 23-6-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-6Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-6-1 (2026).

Text

§ 23-6-1. Common drinking cups and towels.
(a) In order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, the state department of health
            is authorized to prohibit, in any public places, vehicles, or buildings that it may
            designate, the use of a common drinking cup and a common towel, and the director may
            establish rules and regulations for this purpose.
         
(b) Whoever violates the provisions of this section, or any rule or regulation of the
            state department of health made under authority of the provisions of this section,
            shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than twenty-five
        

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§ 23-6-1. Common drinking cups and towels.

(a) In order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, the state department of health is authorized to prohibit, in any public places, vehicles, or buildings that it may designate, the use of a common drinking cup and a common towel, and the director may establish rules and regulations for this purpose.

(b) Whoever violates the provisions of this section, or any rule or regulation of the state department of health made under authority of the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.

Legislative History

G.L. 1909, ch. 115, § 15; P.L. 1915, ch. 1238, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 153, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 255, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-6-1.