§ 23-7-8. Powers and duties of councils.
With the prior approval and written consent of the state mosquito abatement board, the council of the district shall have the power to take all necessary or proper steps for the extermination of mosquitoes within the district and to abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water and other breeding places for mosquitoes within the district, to purchase supplies and materials and to employ labor and assistants that may be necessary or proper in furtherance of the objects of the council, to build, construct, and repair and maintain necessary levees, cuts, canals, or channels upon land within the district, and generally to do any and all things necessary or incident to powers granted and to carry out the objects specified in this section. Prior to adoption of a district mosquito abatement program, a public hearing must be held. A hearing required by a federal, state, or municipal agency on the program will suffice for purposes of this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 108, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-7 - Mosquito Abatement
Section 23-7-1. - Short title.
Section 23-7-2. - Declaration of policy.
Section 23-7-3. - Board established.
Section 23-7-4. - Membership of board.
Section 23-7-5. - Vacancies, quorum and removal for cause.
Section 23-7-6.1. - Officers of the board.
Section 23-7-6.2. - Board training.
Section 23-7-6.3. - Reporting requirements.
Section 23-7-7. - Establishment of mosquito abatement districts and local councils.
Section 23-7-8. - Powers and duties of councils.
Section 23-7-9. - Right to appeal board decisions.
Section 23-7-10. - Notice to cease operation.
Section 23-7-11. - Annexation by district.
Section 23-7-12. - Dissolution of district.
Section 23-7-13. - Disconnection of territory from district.
Section 23-7-14. - Severability.