§ 2-18.1-16. Collected plants.
(a) No collected plants shall be transported within this state or placed in any nursery or in close proximity to any certified nursery stock unless they have first been inspected and found to be apparently free of injurious insects and plant disease. Inspection of collected plant stock shall be made after digging or removal from the native habitat, and shall be made in a place designated by the director.
(b) The director may require that all collected stock be labelled as collected stock until the plants have been grown under cultivation in a nursery for one calendar year.
History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-16, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry
Chapter 2-18.1 - Rhode Island Nursery Law
Section 2-18.1-1. - Short title.
Section 2-18.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 2-18.1-4. - Inspection of nursery stock before sale or distribution.
Section 2-18.1-5. - Shipments from foreign countries.
Section 2-18.1-6. - Nursery inspection and certification.
Section 2-18.1-7. - Certificates.
Section 2-18.1-8. - What nursery stock may be offered for sale.
Section 2-18.1-9. - Nursery worker’s licenses — Nonlicensed growers.
Section 2-18.1-10. - Dealer’s license.
Section 2-18.1-11. - Reasons for withholding or revoking a license or certificate.
Section 2-18.1-12. - Reinstatement of license or certificate.
Section 2-18.1-13. - Registration of agents.
Section 2-18.1-14. - Reciprocal agreements.
Section 2-18.1-15. - Nonresidents.
Section 2-18.1-16. - Collected plants.
Section 2-18.1-17. - Horticultural services.
Section 2-18.1-18. - Labelling imported stock.
Section 2-18.1-19. - Common carrier.
Section 2-18.1-20. - Inspection of imported stock — Disposition of infested stock.
Section 2-18.1-21. - Treatment.
Section 2-18.1-22. - Misrepresentation.
Section 2-18.1-23. - Enforcement.
Section 2-18.1-24. - Additional authority of the director.
Section 2-18.1-24.1. - License fees — Apportionment.
Section 2-18.1-25. - Review of orders.
Section 2-18.1-26. - Penalties for violations.