Section 216-RICR-50-10-2.5 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT2.5.1EXEMPTIONSA. Employees of municipal and state food establishments shall be exempt from payment of the renewal fee.B. The provision of R.I. Gen. Law §§21-27-11 through 21-27-11.13 of the general laws, and these regulations concerning certification of managers in food safety, shall not apply to: 1. Special events sponsored by town or nonprofit civic organizations such as, but not limited to, school sporting events, firemen's picnics, little league food booths, grange and church suppers, and fairs;2. Temporary food services which have a frequency of less than six (6) events a year such as bazaars, bake sales and suppers. Individuals responsible for temporary food operations preparing TCS shall be required to register with the Center, obtain food safety informational brochures and distribute these materials to the individuals engaged in food preparation for the event;3. Itinerant vendors and other food establishments that serve only commercially pre-packaged foods, beverages and commercially precooked TCS requiring no manual handling of the food product such as frankfurters;4. Retail food stores and delicatessens where only cold foods are prepared provided, however, that no vacuum packaging or other processes are performed which will support the growth of Clostridium botulinum.5. Private homes, and bed and breakfast establishments.2.5.2ADMINISTRATIVE FINESA. The Center after due notice and opportunity for hearing shall have the right to levy administrative fines of up to five hundred ($500.00) dollars against any manager certified in food safety or food establishment who violates the provisions of the rules and regulations governing food establishments.2.5.3SEVERABILITYA. If any provision of these rules and regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the rules and regulations which can be given effect, and to this end the provisions of the rules and regulations are declared to be severable. 216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-10-2.5