§ 23-72-4. Mercury consumer's guide.
(a) The department of health shall prepare a consumer's guide to mercury and other health
advisories. The department of health shall make copies available to the department
of environmental management, division of fish and wildlife, at no charge, for distribution
to private and public entities designated to issue fishing licenses.
(b) The department shall update the consumer's guide as necessary, and shall make copies
of the guide available to other members of the public upon request. The guide shall
be printed in large type in English, Spanish and other languages used i
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§ 23-72-4. Mercury consumer's guide.
(a) The department of health shall prepare a consumer's guide to mercury and other health
advisories. The department of health shall make copies available to the department
of environmental management, division of fish and wildlife, at no charge, for distribution
to private and public entities designated to issue fishing licenses.
(b) The department shall update the consumer's guide as necessary, and shall make copies
of the guide available to other members of the public upon request. The guide shall
be printed in large type in English, Spanish and other languages used in the state.
The guide shall also list the telephone number that consumers may call for further
information about the health advisories.
(c) The department of environmental management shall require that a copy of the consumer's
guide be distributed to all applicants for a fishing license at the time the license
is issued. The department of environmental management shall include on each fishing
license issued in Rhode Island one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date
of this act [July 13, 2001] the telephone number established that residents may call
for further information about the health advisories.