Any sterilization process, before being used in connection with this chapter, must receive the approval of the director. Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate the sterilization process shall first obtain a numbered registration from the director and shall not operate the process unless the registration is kept conspicuously posted in the establishment. Fee for original registration shall be eighty-four dollars ($84.00). Application for the registration shall be accompanied by specifications in duplicate, in such form as the director shall require. Each registration shall expire one year from date of issue. Fee for annual renewal of a sterilizing registration shall be one-half (1/2) the original fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-26-12