It is found that the proper operation of laboratories and stations within the state is a matter of vital concern to the health and safety of the state and that the determination of proper standards to insure qualifications of personnel in the laboratories and stations and to insure the adequacy of equipment and facilities is necessary to the operation of the laboratories and stations to promote the general welfare.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-16.2-1
Declaration
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-1; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1.
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