{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.12-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.12-8","heading":"Penalty for operating without a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or dealer license. [Effective April 1, 2026.]","body":"Any individual or business who violates this chapter by selling or conveying kratom or a kratom product without a retail license or a license under this chapter shall be cited for that violation and shall be fined five thousand ($5,000) dollars by the department. All funds received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a restricted receipt account established in § 21-28.12-11.","path":["Title 21 Food and Drugs","CHAPTER 28.12 The Rhode Island Kratom Act [Effective April 1, 2026.]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.12/21-28.12-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:29Z","sha256":"b5bc87ddc26ae8b6cc22133c68dffa5d7a54938ffa8b1e3ac035e34a4f13c753","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.12-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28.12-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}