§ 2-17-1. Nuisances.
The pupae, nests, eggs and caterpillars of the gypsy and brown-tail moths, and these moths, are declared public nuisances, and their suppression is authorized and required. No owner or occupant of an estate infested with those nuisances shall by reason of this infestation be liable to an action, civil or criminal, except to the extent and in the manner and form set forth in this part 1.
History of Section.P.L. 1908, ch. 1529, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 242, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 285, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry
Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites
Part 1 - Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths
Section 2-17-2. - Chief entomologist.
Section 2-17-3. - Powers of director.
Section 2-17-4. - Appropriations and expenses.
Section 2-17-5. - Importation or transportation of infestation.
Section 2-17-6. - Local appropriations.