Cranston, RI

Cranston bans open fires citywide except barbecue, fireplace or grill cooking kept ten feet from property lines in a noncombustible enclosure, plus fire department training burns.

Cranston limits legal consumer fireworks to set hours and dates around July 4th, with year-round discharge allowed noon to 11 p.m. or by special permit.

Cranston bans open fires citywide except cooking fires on barbecues, fireplaces, or grills kept at least 10 feet from the neighboring property line and fully enclosed in…

Cranston's fire prevention code restricts bulk liquefied petroleum (LP) gas storage citywide, lifting the restriction only in industrial M-2 general industry zones: every other…

Cranston's building code requires smoke detectors on every level and outside sleeping areas in new or substantially altered one-, two-, and three-family homes, wired to a permanent…

Rhode Island bans burning flammable material on or adjacent to forest land without a written permit from the Department of Environmental Management director, under RIGL 2-12-6. During…

Cranston requires a building permit before installing an in-ground or aboveground pool, with the permit fee set by construction value under the city's building permit fee schedule.

Cranston's building inspection department can cite you if a pool, spa, hot tub, or artificial pond sits with stagnant, untreated water for more than seven straight days, since it…

Cranston bars parking with wheels away from the curb, blocking driveways, hydrants, or crosswalks, and caps overnight street parking at two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m…

During a declared snow emergency, Cranston bans on-street parking citywide, and police can tow improperly parked vehicles to storage at the owner's expense.

Cranston bars commercial vehicles, trucks, campers, buses, trailers, and other large vehicle attachments from parking on designated streets including Amflex Drive, Broad Street…

Cranston bars parking on any street for more than two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., with court costs of $20 to $39 per offense at the judge's discretion.

Cranston police cannot boot or impound a parking scofflaw on their own. A judge of the municipal court must sign a written order first, and only once five or more citations have sat…

Cranston designates specific street segments as loading zones, each with its own street-side location, length, and time-of-day window fixed by ordinance.

Cranston bars storing a dismantled, junked or inoperable vehicle in the open on any public or private property without a city storage license. Police tag violators, give a 7-day…

Rhode Island regulates EV charging infrastructure through the State Building Code under RIGL Chapter 23-27.3 and state utility law, with statewide standards municipalities must apply…

Cranston caps motor vehicle noise at 80-88 dB(A) by weight class and time of day, and requires an approved muffler with no cut-outs or modifications.

Cranston caps noise at the property line by premises type and time of day: residential limits drop from 55 dB(A) by day to 50 dB(A) at night under Chapter 8.20's Table A.

Cranston caps personal and commercial music amplification at 50 feet from the property line between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., tightening to 25 feet overnight, with enforcement triggered only…

Cranston limits domestic power equipment like leaf blowers to 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and caps them at 80 dB(A) measured 25 feet from the source under the city's noise ordinance.

Cranston lowers its citywide noise limit at night: residential sound can't exceed 50 dB(A) at the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., five decibels stricter than the…

Cranston exempts aircraft in flight from its noise ordinance under federal preemption, but ground engine testing and run-up noise above 60 dB(A) at a home is deemed an unlawful…

Cranston makes it unlawful to keep a dog or other domestic animal that disturbs the peace by barking, biting, howling or yelping, and declares each day of the disturbance a separate…

Cranston exempts construction and tree maintenance equipment from the noise code's decibel limits between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; outside that window the same Table A sound caps…

Cranston law requires dog owners to keep their dog under restraint, on a leash or other security device, everywhere off the owner's property, with violators facing a fine up to $250.

Cranston limits residents to one rooster, housed in a coop and fenced area at least 150 feet from a neighbor's dwelling; keeping swine anywhere in the city requires an annual permit…

Cranston has no breed-specific dog ban, but owners of any fierce, dangerous, or vicious dog face escalating fines and jail time for bite injuries, plus mandatory liability insurance…

Cranston bars leaving food loose in the open for birds or animals, caps residents at one outdoor bird feeder until the city's rodent problem clears, and fines extra feeders $50 per…

Cranston limits each property to one bird feeder while the city's rodent infestation persists, and requires wild bird feed to sit in a container elevated at least 48 inches off the…

Cranston bans keeping wild animals within city limits except as fixed by the dog officer, with exemptions for circuses, zoos, and educational institutions; owners of exotic, wild, or…

Cranston caps cat ownership at four per address unless the property is licensed as a kennel or pet shop, with fees and fines enforced by animal control.

Cranston caps unlicensed dogs at two per address and hard-caps cats at four, unless the dog officer certifies the property for more animals or you hold a kennel license.

Every apiary in Rhode Island must be registered annually with the Department of Environmental Management by March 1 under R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-12-12. Beekeepers report their bees, hive…

Cranston requires written tree warden permission before anyone prunes, cuts, or removes a tree or shrub within any public street right-of-way or municipal land, with violators facing…

Cranston caps weeds and grass at ten inches on restaurants, stores, motels, and other business, commercial and industrial premises. Growth reaching that height is a code violation the…

Cutting, removing, or pruning a tree on a Cranston public way or municipal property requires the tree warden's written permission. Violators face a $100 to $500 fine per tree and a…

Rhode Island's food-waste ban (R.I. Gen. Laws Section 23-18.9-17) requires large organic-waste generators located within 15 miles of a composting or digestion facility to divert food…

Cranston's zoning code makes every hosting platform, Airbnb, VRBO, and similar booking sites, responsible for collecting and remitting the tax owed on tourist or transient rentals…

Rhode Island requires statewide registration of short-term rental units rented for under 30 nights with the Department of Business Regulation under R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-63.1-14. Hosts…

Rhode Island taxes short-term rentals at 7% state sales tax and 5% statewide hotel tax, plus a local hotel tax that rose to 2% on January 1, 2026. A new 5% tax applies to whole-home…

Rhode Island state law (R.I. Gen. Laws Section 45-24-73) requires municipalities to allow accessory dwelling units by right in defined circumstances on residential lots, preempting…

Garage-to-living-space conversions in Rhode Island are governed by the State Building Code (R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3) and uniform energy and fire codes; municipalities enforce but…

Rhode Island's State Building Code (R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3) governs shed construction uniformly statewide, exempting accessory structures 200 square feet or smaller from building…

Rhode Island General Laws section 34-10-20 declares any fence over six feet that is maliciously erected to annoy a neighbor a private nuisance. Affected adjoining property owners may…

Rhode Island's Cottage Food law, R.I. Gen. Laws Section 21-27-6.2, lets residents register with the Department of Health for $65 a year to sell nonperishable baked goods made in a home…

Rhode Island licenses family child care homes through the Department of Human Services under RIGL Chapter 42-12.5, and RIGL 45-24-37 protects licensed family daycare from exclusionary…

Rhode Island never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so you cannot register a house to cook meals to order for the public. What the state does have is narrower and…

Cranston residents can bar door-to-door commercial advertisers by filing a written objection with the police department; once on file for 30 days, distributors must skip that address…

Cranston requires a city council permit before any door-to-door sales or canvassing, with a $200 fee, background check, and a 9 a.m.-7 p.m. window.

Cranston collects leaves and yard waste curbside once a week, April 1 through December 15, in approved biodegradable bags or marked containers.

Cranston requires commercial dumpsters to be covered, screened from the street, serviced only 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and set back at least ten feet from side or rear lot lines, with…

Cranston mandates curbside source-separated recycling for every household, collected weekly on trash day. Under the no bins, no pick-up policy, haulers skip unsorted or bin-less sets…

Cranston lets you put rubbish out no earlier than noon the day before collection and requires it at the curb by 6:15 a.m. on collection day, or you must take it back until the next…

Cranston picks up bulky items free twice a year, March and September, capped at three items per pickup and by appointment only.

Cranston runs a mandatory recycling program with once-a-week curbside pickup of recyclables on the same day as trash, set by the public works director.

Cranston runs a mandatory curbside recycling program under Chapter 8.32, requiring residents to source-separate recyclables and set out a city-issued bin weekly, with fines up to…

Dumping waste or debris on any public street or highway, or within 300 feet of one, is unlawful in Cranston, punishable by a fine up to $200 per violation plus mandatory removal.

Cranston requires dumpsters and trash receptacles at restaurants, stores, apartment buildings, and other commercial or multi-unit properties to be enclosed from public view on three…

Cranston bars placing basketball hoops or anything else that blocks snow removal on city streets or sidewalks, giving owners 48 hours to remove it after notice from police or public…

Cranston holds abutting property owners financially responsible for defective sidewalks; the director of public works orders repairs and bills owners who ignore the notice.

Opening, excavating, or laying pipe, wire, or conduit under any Cranston street, roadway, or sidewalk requires the public works director's prior written consent, plus a permit fee of…

Operating a massage therapy establishment in Cranston without a license from the city's licensing agency is prohibited under Code Section 5.25.010, with a $25 application fee due 30…

Cranston requires pawnbrokers to hold an annual $100 license from the bureau of licenses, post it publicly, and post a $2,000 surety bond before opening for business.

Cranston requires anyone buying, selling, or gathering junk, old metals, or secondhand articles, including automobile junkyards, to hold a license from the city council's safety…

Cranston caps police-ordered tow charges at $25 by day or $30 at night plus $8 a day for storage, and lets owners demand a municipal-court hearing within 48 hours to contest an…

Cranston forbids nude and topless exposure on any liquor-licensed premises citywide, backing the ban with fines and liquor-license revocation rather than a zoning permit scheme.

Cranston requires a city council license for any motor vehicle repair business, including home-based operations, and bars approval unless zoning allows the use and repairs occur…

Rhode Island licenses tobacco and electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) retailers through the Division of Taxation under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 44-20, requires age-21…

Cranston requires new construction and substantially improved buildings in FEMA special flood hazard areas to have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation, or…

Cranston's building inspector determines flood-proofing adequacy for property in the zoning code's flood hazard districts using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 1972 flood-proofing…

Cranston caps engine idling at 10 minutes for trucks over 10,000 pounds parked on or near residential property, under the city's noise ordinance.

Cranston bans non-stormwater discharges into its municipal storm sewer system unless permitted or on an exempt list, with daily fines and a property lien for discharges that aren't…

Cranston requires a soil erosion and sedimentation control permit from the building inspector before grading, clearing, or otherwise disturbing land, with exemptions for small…

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) under RIGL Chapter 46-23 holds primary jurisdiction over development within the coastal zone, preempting inconsistent local…

Cranston authorizes automated traffic violation monitoring at intersections, capped at ten locations at once, with required warning signs and a mandatory warning-only grace period…

Since chapter 19.6 of title 31 took effect on July 1, 2024, a registered low-speed vehicle has an affirmative statutory right to use any Rhode Island public highway posted at…

Cranston's minimum housing code sets structural, plumbing, and sanitation standards for every dwelling; owners must keep foundations, walls, roofs, and fixtures free of holes, leaks…

For nonpayment, R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-35 lets a landlord send a demand only after rent is 15 days in arrears, then the tenant has 5 days from mailing to cure before the lease…

Rhode Island's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18) establishes uniform eviction grounds and procedures statewide, including no-cause termination of…

Under R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-26, a Rhode Island landlord must give the tenant at least two days' notice before entering the unit for inspections, repairs, services, or showings, and…

Rhode Island sets no statutory cap on rent late fees, so the amount is governed by the lease. There is no formal late-fee grace period in the Act, but R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-35 bars…

Under R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-37, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, or a week-to-week tenancy with at least 10 days' written…

Rhode Island has no rent control, but R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-16.1 requires a landlord to give written notice at least 60 days before any residential rent increase takes effect…

Rhode Island law limits a residential security deposit to one month's periodic rent. After the tenancy ends, the landlord has 20 days to return the deposit and provide an itemized…

Rhode Island allows title by adverse possession after 10 years of continuous possession under R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-7-1, one of the shorter periods nationally. The possession must be…

Any construction covered by Cranston's building code, including most interior renovations, needs a permit from the building official, who won't issue one unless your city property…

Buildings exceeding three stories or 40 feet, and all institutional-occupancy buildings, must have complete sprinkler systems installed to NFPA Pamphlet #13 under Cranston's amended…

Owners of Cranston rental property covered by the state's Lead Hazard Mitigation Act must record a lead safe certification with the city's Department of Building Inspections or face…

Cranston requires a written permit from the inspector of electrical installations before any electrical work under the 1975 National Electrical Code, adopted by ordinance and kept on…

Cranston's housing code requires every exterior door on rental property to have a workable lock kept in sound working condition, enforced by the division of minimum housing standards.

Cranston requires a building permit for any scaffolding, stanchions, or similar structure, with a $15 fee, a three-month limit, and a fine for overstaying.

Cranston charges a standalone fifty-dollar building inspection fee for daycare facilities under its building code fee schedule, separate from the general permit fee formula and the…

Connecting a building's plumbing to Cranston's public sewer requires a written permit application approved by public works; the building inspector then issues the permit only to a duly…

Before Cranston issues a certificate of occupancy, the building inspector personally inspects the property for code compliance and can call in other city departments to verify the work…

Still House Cove Park opens at 6:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m.; entering or remaining inside after hours draws a fine up to $50.00 per violation.

Peddlers and hawkers licensed under Chapter 5.40 need more than a city permit to work Cranston's named festivals. Gaspee Day, St. Mary's Feast, Immaculate Conception, and the Fall…

The parks and recreation director must approve any group's use of a Cranston recreational facility, charging a fee for commercial events and a cost-recovery fee plus registration for…

Cranston requires a temporary mass gathering permit for any event expected to draw 500 or more people for two or more hours, including festivals and concerts, through the safety…

Cranston bans riding or using a skateboard on any public street citywide under Code § 12.12.090, with no exception for business districts, and violations fall under the city's general…

Cranston's disorderly conduct code bars loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or businesses; police can order violators to move on, and refusal is a separate offense punishable by…

Cranston makes it disorderly conduct to urinate, defecate, or spit on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or in a public building, punishable by up to 30 days jail or a $300 fine.

Cranston prohibits tobacco and e-cigarette use in all municipal buildings and city-owned athletic and recreational facilities, including parks, ballfields, and playgrounds, with fines…

Cranston treats a gathering of five or more people that disturbs a neighborhood as a public nuisance; police intervention triggers a posted notice, and repeat calls within 60 days make…

Cranston bans drinking any intoxicating beverage on public streets, highways, parkways or city parks, in or outside a vehicle, under a fifty-dollar fine.

Cranston prohibits smoking, vaping, or otherwise consuming marijuana in public places citywide, including streets, sidewalks, parks, and city buildings open to the public, under…

Cranston runs a public nuisance task force under Code § 15.12.315 that proactively investigates residential properties with chronic code violations and repeated police or fire calls…

Any complaint to Cranston's department of inspections alleging a building code or minimum housing code violation, written, verbal, photographed, filmed, or anonymous, must be…

Cranston bars owners and occupants from letting premises become rodent-infested, requires ratproofing on new construction, and gives the director of public works 30 days to order fixes…

Cranston requires anyone selling goods on a city street to get a hawker and peddler license from the Safety Services and Licenses Committee, with fees set by product type and a badge…

Cranston bars mobile food trucks within 300 feet of open restaurants, active worship services, or schools in session, and caps parking in any one legal spot at four hours.

Cranston requires every mobile food establishment to get a permit from the safety services and licenses committee before operating anywhere in the city, with an annual fee of $75.

Altering, removing, or disturbing a historic cemetery, archaeological burial site, or grave marker in Cranston requires a city council permit issued only after a public hearing under…

Cranston Code of Ordinances § 3.16.040 sorts taxable property into four classes: commercial and industrial real estate is Class 2, and all ratable business personal property is Class…

Cranston bars lighting any billboard or outdoor advertising structure after 10:00 p.m., a flat citywide curfew set in the city's outdoor advertising chapter with no time-of-year or…

Rhode Island General Laws Chapter 42-136 requires state-funded outdoor lighting to be fully shielded, energy efficient, and designed to minimize light pollution and glare. The statute…

Cranston limits barbecues, grills, and fireplaces to open-flame cooking fires kept at least 10 feet from the neighboring property line and fully enclosed in non-combustible material…

Cranston requires outdoor cooking fires, barbecues, fireplaces, and grills, to sit at least ten feet from the neighboring property line and be contained in a noncombustible enclosure…

Cranston's director of building inspections condemns any dwelling as unfit for occupancy when it lacks basic sanitation or ventilation, is overcrowded or dangerous, or is decayed…

Cranston requires owners of vacant lots visible from public view to keep them clean and orderly, matching neighboring properties, or face building-inspection citations and escalating…

Cranston property owners must clear sidewalk snow within 24 hours of snowfall ending, or face fines that climb by the hour under Section 12.16.010.

Cranston limits homeowners to two yard or garage sales per property each year, and everything sold has to come from the home itself, not stock bought in to resell.

Cranston bars any billboard or advertising structure from being lighted after 10:00 p.m., a curfew that applies directly to illuminated digital and electronic billboard displays under…

Rhode Island has no standalone political-sign statute. Signs along state highways fall under the Outdoor Advertising law, RIGL § 24-10.1-3, which bans all outdoor advertising except…

Cranston's 'back of sidewalk' program lets homeowners and small businesses request a new street tree planted within 20 feet of the sidewalk and at least 8 feet from the property line…

Cranston bars removing, cutting, pruning, or damaging any tree or shrub in a public way or on municipal land without the tree warden's written permission, with fines up to $500 per…

Bars and clubs offering live entertainment need a city entertainment permit, and Cranston's safety services committee can condition it on a 50-foot audibility limit, closed doors and…

Cranston's department of inspections must investigate every code complaint it receives, written, verbal, anonymous, even photographed, under Municipal Code § 15.04.120, and the…

Rhode Island licenses cannabis retailers statewide under RIGL Chapter 21-28.11 through the Cannabis Control Commission, with a one-time municipal opt-out window and statewide siting…

The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28.11, lets adults 21 and older cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants at home. Section 21-28.11-22 allows up to three…

Recreational drone use in Rhode Island is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 and 49 USC 44809, with state law under RIGL Chapter 1-4 limiting where municipalities can regulate flight…

Rhode Island sets minimum wage statewide under RIGL Chapter 28-12, which reached $16.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026, generally preempting local minimum wage ordinances.

Rhode Island requires paid sick and safe leave statewide under RIGL Chapter 28-57, the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act, providing employees up to 40 hours of leave…

Rhode Island operates a dual-track concealed carry licensing system under RIGL 11-47-11 and 11-47-18, with both the Attorney General and local licensing authorities issuing permits…

Rhode Island General Laws section 11-47-58 establishes limited statewide preemption of firearm regulation, reserving most licensing and possession rules to state law while allowing…

Rhode Island technically permits open carry of handguns only with a license under RIGL 11-47-8, making the practice rare and effectively unavailable to most residents without permits.

Rhode Island General Laws section 11-47-8 makes it a felony to carry a pistol or revolver in a vehicle without a Rhode Island concealed carry license, with limited exemptions for…

Rhode Island's substituted design criteria table sets weathering at Severe, termite risk at Moderate to Heavy, required ice shield underlayment, and a winter design temperature that…

Rhode Island sets frost depth at 3 feet 4 inches, 40 inches, in 38 of its 39 municipalities, with New Shoreham on Block Island the single exception at 2 feet 6 inches.

Rhode Island lists a ground snow load for each of its 39 cities and towns, from 25 psf on Block Island to 40 psf in the northern communities, with 30 psf covering most of the state.

Rhode Island's state table gives each municipality a flat roof snow load alongside its ground snow load, so the roof figure does not have to be derived from the ground value.

Rhode Island allows casino gaming at exactly two sites: Bally's Twin River in Lincoln and Bally's Tiverton, both licensed pari-mutuel facilities under R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61.2-2(b). No…

Rhode Island lets only registered charitable organizations run bingo, raffles, and similar games of chance, under R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-30 et seq. The State Police Charitable Gaming…

Rhode Island's core gambling statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-1, makes it a felony to set up, promote, or draw any lottery, chance game, or device "publicly or privately." Unlike many…

Rhode Island legalized sports wagering in 2018, but only as a state-run monopoly. RIGL 42-61.2-2.4 puts the Division of Lotteries in full operational control, hosted exclusively at the…

Under Rhode Island's Common Interest Ownership Act, an association has an automatic lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and fines. The lien carries a six-month super-priority over a…

A Rhode Island condominium association must hold at least one meeting of the unit owners every year, and notice of any meeting must go out not less than 10 nor more than 60 days in…

Rhode Island law lets a condominium executive board fine a unit owner, but it caps the amount: no more than $100 per day for a continuing violation in a residential condominium and no…

Rhode Island gives a condominium association a statutory power of sale. Under R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36.1-3.21 the executive board may sell a defaulting unit at public auction without…

The Rhode Island General Assembly has never passed a sobriety checkpoint or roadblock statute. The words roadblock, checkpoint and sobriety checkpoint appear nowhere in the Criminal…

Rhode Island never enacted an express right to record the police. A full-text search of the General Laws titles where such a provision would sit, Criminal Offenses, Criminal Procedure…

Rhode Island has a stop-and-identify statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-1, and it is older and blunter than most. A peace officer who has reason to suspect that a person out in public is…

Rhode Island does not merely tell drivers they may refuse a consent search. R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.2-5(b), part of the Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015, forbids…

Rhode Island supports agricultural zoning through RIGL Chapter 2-23 Right to Farm provisions and RIGL Chapter 45-24 zoning enabling statutes, encouraging municipal agricultural…

Rhode Island's Right to Farm Act under RIGL Chapter 2-23 protects qualifying agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits and overly restrictive municipal ordinances when farms…

Rhode Island enacted a statewide plastic carryout bag ban effective January 1, 2024 under RIGL Chapter 23-92, the Plastic Waste Reduction Act, prohibiting most single-use plastic…

Rhode Island has not enacted a comprehensive statewide ban on expanded polystyrene foam food containers, leaving regulation to municipalities while DEM encourages voluntary phase-outs…

Rhode Island has never enacted a statute voiding covenants that ban or restrict rooftop solar, and the Rhode Island Condominium Law says nothing about solar collectors anywhere in its…

Rhode Island prohibits the sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 under R.I. Gen. Laws Section 11-9-13, aligning with federal Tobacco 21 standards and applying to all…

Rhode Island bans the sale of flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system products other than tobacco flavor through a Department of Health regulation, and enforces the federal…

Rhode Island writes auxiliary lighting as a closed permission list with hard counts. R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 31-24 allows not more than two spot lamps, not more than two road or fog…

Rhode Island never wrote the list of permitted windshield attachments that several states use to make dash cams expressly lawful. Nothing in the General Laws mentions a camera, a…

Rhode Island never wrote a lane-splitting statute in either direction: title 31 neither authorizes filtering between lanes nor bans it by name. What makes the practice unlawful is the…

Rhode Island has no statute that mentions license plate covers, shields, frames or tinted lenses by name. The rule that reaches them is R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-18(b), which requires…

Rhode Island has never legislated about radar detectors in passenger cars. The word radar does not appear anywhere in the Motor and Other Vehicles title, the Criminal Offenses title or…

Studded snow tires are legal in Rhode Island only between the fifteenth day of November and the first day of April, and only if the studs are flat-headed and project one-sixteenth of…

Rhode Island runs one of the tightest tint rules in the country and it is not graduated. R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 31-23.3 bans sunscreening material outright and then exempts film that…