§ 2-15-9. Control of injurious gases.
No person, firm or corporation owning or using or having control or charge of gas or other substance shall knowingly permit that gas or other substance to come in contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree, shrub or plant in any public highway or on any public grounds, under the jurisdiction of the tree warden, or the department of transportation, the department of environmental management, or the park commission of any town or city in any manner that shall injure, kill or destroy the tree, shrub or plant.
History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1763, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 225, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, §§ 2, 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-15-9.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry
Chapter 2-15 - Protection of Trees and Plants Generally
Section 2-15-1. - Registration of wood cutting operations.
Section 2-15-2. - Reports to department — Suspensions.
Section 2-15-4. - Exemptions from §§ 2-15-1 — 2-15-3.
Section 2-15-5. - Removal of injurious plants.
Section 2-15-6. - Injuries to trees and shrubs prohibited.
Section 2-15-7. - Throwing of debris prohibited.
Section 2-15-9. - Control of injurious gases.
Section 2-15-10. - Control of injurious liquids.
Section 2-15-11. - Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-6, 2-15-8, 2-15-9, and 2-15-10.
Section 2-15-12. - Plants for taking of which permits are required.
Section 2-15-13. - Transportation of contraband plants.
Section 2-15-14. - Plants as prima facie evidence of violations.
Section 2-15-15. - Arrest and prosecution of violators.
Section 2-15-16. - Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-12 — 2-15-17.
Section 2-15-17. - Powers of department of environmental management preserved.