Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry

Section 2-1-8. - Promotion of Rhode Island grown farm products and Rhode Island seafood. - § 2-1-8. Promotion of Rhode Island grown farm products and...

Section 2-1-9. - Enforcement of marketing laws. - § 2-1-9. Enforcement of marketing laws. It is the duty...

Section 2-1-10. - Inspection powers. - § 2-1-10. Inspection powers. (a) For the purpose of conducting...

Section 2-1-10.1. - Assent to food safety modernization act. - § 2-1-10.1. Assent to food safety modernization act. The state...

Section 2-1-11. - Administration of oaths — Subpoena of witnesses and papers. - § 2-1-11. Administration of oaths — Subpoena of witnesses and...

Section 2-1-12. - Enforcement of provisions — Prosecutions. - § 2-1-12. Enforcement of provisions — Prosecutions. It is the...

Section 2-1-13 - — 2-1-17. Repealed. - § 2-1-13 — 2-1-17. Repealed.

Part 2 - Freshwater Wetlands

Section 2-1-18. - Declaration of intent. - § 2-1-18. Declaration of intent. Whereas it is recognized that...

Section 2-1-19. - Public policy on freshwater wetlands. - § 2-1-19. Public policy on freshwater wetlands. It is the...

Section 2-1-20. - Definitions. - § 2-1-20. Definitions. As used in this chapter; (1) “Area...

Section 2-1-20.1. - Rules and regulations. - § 2-1-20.1. Rules and regulations. (a) The director is authorized...

Section 2-1-20.2. - Designation of wetlands, buffers, and floodplains. - § 2-1-20.2. Designation of wetlands, buffers, and floodplains. The director...

Section 2-1-20.3. - Inspection — Penalty. - § 2-1-20.3. Inspection — Penalty. (a) The director is authorized...

Section 2-1-21. - Approval of director. - § 2-1-21. Approval of director. (a)(1) No person, firm, industry,...

Section 2-1-22. - Procedure for approval by director — Notice of change of ownership — Recordation of permit. - § 2-1-22. Procedure for approval by director — Notice of...

Section 2-1-23. - Violations. - § 2-1-23. Violations. In the event of a violation of...

Section 2-1-24. - Notice to cease operation and relief in equity — Penalty. - § 2-1-24. Notice to cease operation and relief in equity...

Part 3 - Severability

Section 2-1-25. - Severability. - § 2-1-25. Severability. If any provision of §§ 2-1-20 —...

Section 2-1-26. - Repealed. - § 2-1-26. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 175, §...

Section 2-1-27. - Access to information on freshwater wetland applications. - § 2-1-27. Access to information on freshwater wetland applications. The...

Section 2-1-28. - Effect on zoning ordinances. - § 2-1-28. Effect on zoning ordinances. Local zoning ordinances and...

Chapter 2-2 - Agricultural Experiment Station

Section 2-2-1. - Assent to federal grant. - § 2-2-1. Assent to federal grant. The general assembly assents...

Section 2-2-2. - Annual report to governor. - § 2-2-2. Annual report to governor. It shall be the...

Chapter 2-3 - Cooperative Extension District Associations and the Rhode Island Agricultural Council

Section 2-3-1. - Definitions. - § 2-3-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Agriculture...

Section 2-3-2. - Cooperative extension district associations. - § 2-3-2. Cooperative extension district associations. There shall be three...

Section 2-3-3. - Organizational requirements for participation. - § 2-3-3. Organizational requirements for participation. The cooperative extension district...

Section 2-3-4. - Receipts and disbursement of funds for cooperative extension work. - § 2-3-4. Receipts and disbursement of funds for cooperative extension...

Section 2-3-5. - Annual report of activities. - § 2-3-5. Annual report of activities. It is the duty...

Section 2-3-6. - Raising of local funds — Amount of state contributions — Local matching funds. - § 2-3-6. Raising of local funds — Amount of state...

Section 2-3-7. - Cooperation in 4-H youth development activities. - § 2-3-7. Cooperation in 4-H youth development activities. The director...

Section 2-3-8. - Appropriations for 4-H youth development activities. - § 2-3-8. Appropriations for 4-H youth development activities. The sum...

Section 2-3-9. - Annual appropriation to the Rhode Island agricultural council. - § 2-3-9. Annual appropriation to the Rhode Island agricultural council....

Section 2-3-10. - Appropriations for general education purposes. - § 2-3-10. Appropriations for general education purposes. The general assembly...

Section 2-3-11. - Annual report by the Rhode Island agricultural council. - § 2-3-11. Annual report by the Rhode Island agricultural council....

Chapter 2-4 - Soil Conservation

Section 2-4-1. - Legislative determinations and declaration of policy. - § 2-4-1. Legislative determinations and declaration of policy. In recognition...

Section 2-4-2. - Definitions. - § 2-4-2. Definitions. (1) “Associate Director” means a designated representative...

Section 2-4-3. - State conservation committee. - § 2-4-3. State conservation committee. (a) There is established, within...

Section 2-4-3.1. - Rhode Island farm, forest and open space land value subcommittee. - § 2-4-3.1. Rhode Island farm, forest and open space land...

Section 2-4-4. - Agents and employees — Assistance by other agencies — Delegation of powers. - § 2-4-4. Agents and employees — Assistance by other agencies...

Section 2-4-5. - Chairperson of the committee — Quorum — Expenses — Surety bonds — Records — Audit. - § 2-4-5. Chairperson of the committee — Quorum — Expenses...

Section 2-4-6. - Powers and duties of committee. - § 2-4-6. Powers and duties of committee. In addition to...

Section 2-4-7. - Establishment of conservation districts. - § 2-4-7. Establishment of conservation districts. There are established, three...

Section 2-4-8. - District board — Organization — Quorum — Expenses and audit. - § 2-4-8. District board — Organization — Quorum — Expenses...

Section 2-4-9. - Designation of district directors — Appointments — Elections. - § 2-4-9. Designation of district directors — Appointments — Elections....

Section 2-4-10. - Repealed. - § 2-4-10. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-4-10; P.L....

Section 2-4-11. - Consultation with municipal representatives. - § 2-4-11. Consultation with municipal representatives. The directors may invite...

Section 2-4-12. - Powers of districts and directors. - § 2-4-12. Powers of districts and directors. A conservation district...

Section 2-4-13. - Contributions and agreements as conditions to benefits. - § 2-4-13. Contributions and agreements as conditions to benefits. As...

Section 2-4-14. - Public property laws inapplicable. - § 2-4-14. Public property laws inapplicable. No provisions with respect...

Section 2-4-15. - Cooperation between districts. - § 2-4-15. Cooperation between districts. (a) Any two (2) or...

Section 2-4-16. - Cooperation of other public agencies. - § 2-4-16. Cooperation of other public agencies. Agencies of this...

Section 2-4-17. - Repealed. - § 2-4-17. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-4-17; P.L....

Section 2-4-18. - Coastal resources management council and water resources board unaffected. - § 2-4-18. Coastal resources management council and water resources board...

Section 2-4-19. - Severability. - § 2-4-19. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 2-4-20. - Repealed. - § 2-4-20. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 353, §...

Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program

Section 2-5-1. - Definitions. - § 2-5-1. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the term:...

Section 2-5-2. - Agency to administer state plan. - § 2-5-2. Agency to administer state plan. In order to...

Section 2-5-3. - Formulation of plans — Purposes and contents. - § 2-5-3. Formulation of plans — Purposes and contents. The...

Section 2-5-4. - Acceptance and use of federal funds. - § 2-5-4. Acceptance and use of federal funds. Upon the...

Section 2-5-5. - Administrative powers of department. - § 2-5-5. Administrative powers of department. In carrying out the...

Section 2-5-6. - Annual report. - § 2-5-6. Annual report. The department in its annual report...

Section 2-5-7. - Liability and obligations of state. - § 2-5-7. Liability and obligations of state. Nothing in this...

Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act

Section 2-6-1. - Short title. - § 2-6-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 2-6-2. - Definitions. - § 2-6-2. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Advertisement”...

Section 2-6-3. - Label requirements. - § 2-6-3. Label requirements. Each container of agricultural and vegetable...

Section 2-6-4. - Prohibitions. - § 2-6-4. Prohibitions. (a) It is unlawful for any person...

Section 2-6-5. - Records. - § 2-6-5. Records. Each person whose name appears on the...

Section 2-6-6. - Exemptions — Good faith sellers. - § 2-6-6. Exemptions — Good faith sellers. (a) The provisions...

Section 2-6-7. - Duties and authority of the director of the department of environmental management. - § 2-6-7. Duties and authority of the director of the...

Section 2-6-8. - Seizure — Condemnation. - § 2-6-8. Seizure — Condemnation. Any lot of agricultural or...

Section 2-6-9. - Injunction. - § 2-6-9. Injunction. When in the performance of his or...

Section 2-6-10. - Violations and prosecutions. - § 2-6-10. Violations and prosecutions. (a) Every violation of the...

Section 2-6-11 - — 2-6-19. Repealed. - § 2-6-11 — 2-6-19. Repealed.

Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer

Section 2-7-1. - Title. - § 2-7-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the...

Section 2-7-2. - Responsibility for administration. - § 2-7-2. Responsibility for administration. This chapter is administered by...

Section 2-7-3. - Definitions. - § 2-7-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Brand”...

Section 2-7-4. - Registration. - § 2-7-4. Registration. (a) Each brand and grade of commercial...

Section 2-7-5. - Labels. - § 2-7-5. Labels. (a) Any commercial fertilizer distributed in this...

Section 2-7-6. - Tonnage reports, tonnage fees. - § 2-7-6. Tonnage reports, tonnage fees. (a) There shall be...

Section 2-7-7. - Inspection, sampling, analysis. - § 2-7-7. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty...

Section 2-7-8. - Plant food deficiency. - § 2-7-8. Plant food deficiency. (a) Penalty for nitrogen, available...

Section 2-7-9. - Commercial value. - § 2-7-9. Commercial value. For the purpose of determining the...

Section 2-7-10. - Misbranding. - § 2-7-10. Misbranding. No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A...

Section 2-7-11. - Adulteration. - § 2-7-11. Adulteration. No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer...

Section 2-7-12. - Publications. - § 2-7-12. Publications. The director shall publish at least annually...

Section 2-7-13. - Rules and regulations. - § 2-7-13. Rules and regulations. The director is authorized to...

Section 2-7-14. - Short weight. - § 2-7-14. Short weight. If any commercial fertilizer in the...

Section 2-7-15. - Cancellation of registrations. - § 2-7-15. Cancellation of registrations. The director is authorized and...

Section 2-7-16. - “Stop sale” orders. - § 2-7-16. “Stop sale” orders. The director may issue and...

Section 2-7-17. - Seizure, condemnation, and sale. - § 2-7-17. Seizure, condemnation, and sale. Any lot of commercial...

Section 2-7-18. - Violations. - § 2-7-18. Violations. (a) If it appears from the examination...

Section 2-7-19. - Exchanges between manufacturers. - § 2-7-19. Exchanges between manufacturers. Nothing in this chapter shall...

Section 2-7-20. - Constitutionality. - § 2-7-20. Constitutionality. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part...

Section 2-7-21 - — 2-7-32. Repealed. - § 2-7-21 — 2-7-32. Repealed.

Chapter 2-8 - Economic Poisons [Repealed.]

Section 2-8-1 - — 2-8-28. Repealed. - § 2-8-1 — 2-8-28. Repealed.

Chapter 2-9 - Forestry Functions of Department of Environmental Management

Section 2-9-1, 2-9-2. - [Obsolete.] - § 2-9-1, 2-9-2. [Obsolete.]

Section 2-9-3. - Leases and concessions on reservations. - § 2-9-3. Leases and concessions on reservations. The department of...

Section 2-9-4. - Employees — Records — Annual report. - § 2-9-4. Employees — Records — Annual report. The director...

Section 2-9-5. - Appropriations — Expenses. - § 2-9-5. Appropriations — Expenses. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 2-9-6. - Publication of information. - § 2-9-6. Publication of information. It is the duty of...

Section 2-9-7, 2-9-8. - [Obsolete.] - § 2-9-7, 2-9-8. [Obsolete.]

Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects

Section 2-10-1. - Acceptance of property for demonstration and experimentation purposes. - § 2-10-1. Acceptance of property for demonstration and experimentation purposes....

Section 2-10-2. - Use of property. - § 2-10-2. Use of property. Property accepted pursuant to §...

Section 2-10-3. - State forestry fund. - § 2-10-3. State forestry fund. Whenever appropriate receipts, monetary gifts,...

Section 2-10-3.1. - Assessment of fees for forestry services. - § 2-10-3.1. Assessment of fees for forestry services. The director...

Section 2-10-4. - State forest areas acquired from United States. - § 2-10-4. State forest areas acquired from United States. (a)...

Section 2-10-5. - Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and gifts. - § 2-10-5. Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and...

Section 2-10-6. - Deposit of forest revenues. - § 2-10-6. Deposit of forest revenues. The director of environmental...

Section 2-10-7. - Repealed. - § 2-10-7. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 223, §...

Section 2-10-8. - Receipt of federal grants. - § 2-10-8. Receipt of federal grants. The general treasurer is...

Section 2-10-9. - Receipts from land condemned by United States. - § 2-10-9. Receipts from land condemned by United States. Any...

Section 2-10-10. - [Obsolete.] - § 2-10-10. [Obsolete.]

Section 2-10-11. - Purchase and sale of seedlings. - § 2-10-11. Purchase and sale of seedlings. For the purpose...

Section 2-10-12. - Operation of nurseries. - § 2-10-12. Operation of nurseries. The state is authorized to...

Section 2-10-13. - Enforcement. - § 2-10-13. Enforcement. It is the duty of the director...

Chapter 2-11 - Forest Fire Personnel

Section 2-11-1. - Definitions. - § 2-11-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1)...

Section 2-11-2. - Designation of fire chief, senior officer, and forest fire district. - § 2-11-2. Designation of fire chief, senior officer, and forest...

Section 2-11-3. - Compensation of fire chief, senior officer, and their employees. - § 2-11-3. Compensation of fire chief, senior officer, and their...

Section 2-11-4. - Patrols during drought. - § 2-11-4. Patrols during drought. During a period of drought,...

Section 2-11-5. - Reports of fires. - § 2-11-5. Reports of fires. Within two (2) weeks after...

Section 2-11-6. - Payments to local fire companies and districts. - § 2-11-6. Payments to local fire companies and districts. Of...

Section 2-11-7. - Incidental expenses. - § 2-11-7. Incidental expenses. The clerical work, posters, signs, printed...

Section 2-11-8. - Badges. - § 2-11-8. Badges. Every fire chief or senior officer shall,...

Section 2-11-9. - Enforcement powers of fire chiefs. - § 2-11-9. Enforcement powers of fire chiefs. The fire chiefs...

Section 2-11-10. - Subpoena of witnesses. - § 2-11-10. Subpoena of witnesses. For the purpose of investigating...

Section 2-11-11. - State appropriations. - § 2-11-11. State appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate...

Chapter 2-12 - Forest Fires and Prevention

Section 2-12-1. - Definitions. - § 2-12-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1)...

Section 2-12-2. - Fire fighting equipment. - § 2-12-2. Fire fighting equipment. The director of environmental management...

Section 2-12-3. - Lookout stations and appropriations. - § 2-12-3. Lookout stations and appropriations. (a)(1) For the purpose...

Section 2-12-4. - Conferences of fire chiefs and senior officers. - § 2-12-4. Conferences of fire chiefs and senior officers. The...

Section 2-12-5. - Rules and regulations. - § 2-12-5. Rules and regulations. The director of the department...

Section 2-12-6. - Restrictions on open air fires. - § 2-12-6. Restrictions on open air fires. Except as otherwise...

Section 2-12-7. - Exemption of attended fires. - § 2-12-7. Exemption of attended fires. The provisions of §...

Section 2-12-8. - Enforcement. - § 2-12-8. Enforcement. The director of environmental management or any...

Section 2-12-9. - Causing of fires. - § 2-12-9. Causing of fires. (a) A person shall not:...

Section 2-12-10. - Fire upon land of another — Penalty — Liability for damages. - § 2-12-10. Fire upon land of another — Penalty —...

Section 2-12-11. - Fire fighting by fire chiefs and senior officers — Summons of assistance. - § 2-12-11. Fire fighting by fire chiefs and senior officers...

Section 2-12-12. - Posting of statutory provisions. - § 2-12-12. Posting of statutory provisions. Notices containing a statement...

Section 2-12-13. - Proclamation of hazardous conditions — Closing of forests. - § 2-12-13. Proclamation of hazardous conditions — Closing of forests....

Section 2-12-14. - Closing of fishing and hunting seasons during drought. - § 2-12-14. Closing of fishing and hunting seasons during drought....

Section 2-12-15. - Emergency powers of director. - § 2-12-15. Emergency powers of director. Whenever, in his or...

Section 2-12-16. - Compensation of emergency fire fighters. - § 2-12-16. Compensation of emergency fire fighters. Between the dates...

Section 2-12-17. - Right of fire fighters and officials to enter land. - § 2-12-17. Right of fire fighters and officials to enter...

Section 2-12-18. - Disposition of fines — Limitation of prosecutions. - § 2-12-18. Disposition of fines — Limitation of prosecutions. All...

Section 2-12-19. - Enforcement and prosecutions. - § 2-12-19. Enforcement and prosecutions. It is the duty of...

Section 2-12-20. - Civil liability of dump operator. - § 2-12-20. Civil liability of dump operator. Every person, firm,...

Section 2-12-21. - Collection of fire suppression charges. - § 2-12-21. Collection of fire suppression charges. (a) In lieu...

Chapter 2-13 - Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact

Section 2-13-1. - Ratification of compact — Text. - § 2-13-1. Ratification of compact — Text. The governor having...

Section 2-13-2. - Effective date as to future ratifications. - § 2-13-2. Effective date as to future ratifications. When the...

Section 2-13-3. - Filing of notices of ratification and consent. - § 2-13-3. Filing of notices of ratification and consent. The...

Section 2-13-4. - Appointment of commissioners. - § 2-13-4. Appointment of commissioners. The governor shall designate and...

Section 2-13-5. - Compensation of commissioners. - § 2-13-5. Compensation of commissioners. Each member of the commission...

Section 2-13-6. - Powers of commission. - § 2-13-6. Powers of commission. There is granted to the...

Section 2-13-7. - Forest fire plan. - § 2-13-7. Forest fire plan. The commission shall formulate and...

Section 2-13-8. - Commission’s powers supplemental. - § 2-13-8. Commission’s powers supplemental. Any powers granted to the...

Section 2-13-9. - Fiscal accounts — Annual reports and recommendations. - § 2-13-9. Fiscal accounts — Annual reports and recommendations. The...

Section 2-13-10. - Audit of commission’s books. - § 2-13-10. Audit of commission’s books. The controller of the...

Chapter 2-14 - Tree Wardens

Section 2-14-1. - “Tree warden” defined. - § 2-14-1. “Tree warden” defined. Wherever in this chapter the...

Section 2-14-2. - Appointment by town council or city mayor. - § 2-14-2. Appointment by town council or city mayor. Every...

Section 2-14-3. - Term of office — Vacancies. - § 2-14-3. Term of office — Vacancies. A tree warden...

Section 2-14-4. - Deputies — Compensation of warden and deputies. - § 2-14-4. Deputies — Compensation of warden and deputies. A...

Section 2-14-5. - Trees under control of warden — Entry on private property. - § 2-14-5. Trees under control of warden — Entry on...

Section 2-14-6. - Town or city forest areas — Supervision by department of environmental management. - § 2-14-6. Town or city forest areas — Supervision by...

Section 2-14-7. - Powers and duties of wardens. - § 2-14-7. Powers and duties of wardens. The tree warden...

Section 2-14-8. - Removal and pruning of trees. - § 2-14-8. Removal and pruning of trees. Whenever, in the...

Section 2-14-9. - Suppression of pests and diseases. - § 2-14-9. Suppression of pests and diseases. In any case...

Section 2-14-10. - Local appropriations. - § 2-14-10. Local appropriations. Each town or city may appropriate...

Section 2-14-11. - Application to Providence. - § 2-14-11. Application to Providence. The provisions of this chapter...

Section 2-14-12. - Application to West Greenwich. - § 2-14-12. Application to West Greenwich. The provisions of this...

Chapter 2-15 - Protection of Trees and Plants Generally

Section 2-15-1. - Registration of wood cutting operations. - § 2-15-1. Registration of wood cutting operations. No person, firm...

Section 2-15-2. - Reports to department — Suspensions. - § 2-15-2. Reports to department — Suspensions. Before any person,...

Section 2-15-3. - Violations. - § 2-15-3. Violations. Any person, firm or corporation or agent...

Section 2-15-4. - Exemptions from §§ 2-15-1 — 2-15-3. - § 2-15-4. Exemptions from §§ 2-15-1 — 2-15-3. The provisions...

Section 2-15-5. - Removal of injurious plants. - § 2-15-5. Removal of injurious plants. The tree warden, the...

Section 2-15-6. - Injuries to trees and shrubs prohibited. - § 2-15-6. Injuries to trees and shrubs prohibited. (a) No...

Section 2-15-7. - Throwing of debris prohibited. - § 2-15-7. Throwing of debris prohibited. (a) No person, or...

Section 2-15-8. - Permits for cutting or removal of plants or debris — Replacement of damaged or removed trees. - § 2-15-8. Permits for cutting or removal of plants or...

Section 2-15-9. - Control of injurious gases. - § 2-15-9. Control of injurious gases. No person, firm or...

Section 2-15-10. - Control of injurious liquids. - § 2-15-10. Control of injurious liquids. No person, firm or...

Section 2-15-11. - Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-6, 2-15-8, 2-15-9, and 2-15-10. - § 2-15-11. Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-6, 2-15-8, 2-15-9,...

Section 2-15-12. - Plants for taking of which permits are required. - § 2-15-12. Plants for taking of which permits are required....

Section 2-15-13. - Transportation of contraband plants. - § 2-15-13. Transportation of contraband plants. No person, firm or...

Section 2-15-14. - Plants as prima facie evidence of violations. - § 2-15-14. Plants as prima facie evidence of violations. The...

Section 2-15-15. - Arrest and prosecution of violators. - § 2-15-15. Arrest and prosecution of violators. Any police officer,...

Section 2-15-16. - Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-12 — 2-15-17. - § 2-15-16. Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-12 — 2-15-17....

Section 2-15-17. - Powers of department of environmental management preserved. - § 2-15-17. Powers of department of environmental management preserved. No...

Chapter 2-16 - General Plant Pest Act

Section 2-16-1. - Short title. - § 2-16-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known by...

Section 2-16-2. - Definitions. - § 2-16-2. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this chapter:...

Section 2-16-3. - Powers of director. - § 2-16-3. Powers of director. The director is authorized and...

Section 2-16-4. - Permitting plant pests to exist — Distribution of infected plants. - § 2-16-4. Permitting plant pests to exist — Distribution of...

Section 2-16-5. - Concealment of plants from inspection. - § 2-16-5. Concealment of plants from inspection. No person shall...

Section 2-16-6. - Order to destroy or treat infected plants. - § 2-16-6. Order to destroy or treat infected plants. If...

Section 2-16-7. - Compensation for loss or destruction of infested plants. - § 2-16-7. Compensation for loss or destruction of infested plants....

Section 2-16-8. - Treatment or destruction by director. - § 2-16-8. Treatment or destruction by director. In case the...

Section 2-16-9. - Destruction or return of infected shipments of plants. - § 2-16-9. Destruction or return of infected shipments of plants....

Section 2-16-10. - Hearing on quarantine or embargo. - § 2-16-10. Hearing on quarantine or embargo. Quarantines or embargoes...

Section 2-16-11. - Penalty for violations. - § 2-16-11. Penalty for violations. Any person violating any of...

Section 2-16-12. - Prosecution of violations. - § 2-16-12. Prosecution of violations. All prosecutions of violations under...

Section 2-16-13. - Severability. - § 2-16-13. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or...

Chapter 2-16.1 - Interstate Pest Control Compact

Section 2-16.1-1. - Short title. - § 2-16.1-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 2-16.1-2. - Compact enacted. - § 2-16.1-2. Compact enacted. The Interstate Compact on pest control...

Section 2-16.1-3. - Cooperation. - § 2-16.1-3. Cooperation. Consistent with law and within available appropriations,...

Section 2-16.1-4. - Filing of bylaws. - § 2-16.1-4. Filing of bylaws. Pursuant to Article IV(h) of...

Section 2-16.1-5. - Compact administrator. - § 2-16.1-5. Compact administrator. The compact administrator for this state...

Section 2-16.1-6. - Request for assistance. - § 2-16.1-6. Request for assistance. Within the meaning of subdivision...

Section 2-16.1-7. - Expenditures. - § 2-16.1-7. Expenditures. The state department, agency, or officer expending...

Section 2-16.1-8. - Executive head for Rhode Island. - § 2-16.1-8. Executive head for Rhode Island. As used in...

Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites

Part 1 - Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths

Section 2-17-1. - Nuisances. - § 2-17-1. Nuisances. The pupae, nests, eggs and caterpillars of...

Section 2-17-2. - Chief entomologist. - § 2-17-2. Chief entomologist. The director of environmental management shall...

Section 2-17-3. - Powers of director. - § 2-17-3. Powers of director. The director of environmental management...

Section 2-17-4. - Appropriations and expenses. - § 2-17-4. Appropriations and expenses. To meet the expenses incurred...

Section 2-17-5. - Importation or transportation of infestation. - § 2-17-5. Importation or transportation of infestation. No imagos, eggs,...

Section 2-17-6. - Local appropriations. - § 2-17-6. Local appropriations. Any town or city may make...

Section 2-17-7. - Obstructions — Violations. - § 2-17-7. Obstructions — Violations. Any person who wilfully resists...

Section 2-17-8. - Willful transportation of infestation. - § 2-17-8. Willful transportation of infestation. Any person willfully importing...

Part 2 - White Pine Blister Rust

Section 2-17-9. - Nuisance. - § 2-17-9. Nuisance. The white pine blister rust, a disease...

Section 2-17-10. - Powers of director. - § 2-17-10. Powers of director. The department of environmental management...

Section 2-17-11. - Rules as to transportation and planting. - § 2-17-11. Rules as to transportation and planting. The director...

Section 2-17-12. - Destruction of uninfected plants. - § 2-17-12. Destruction of uninfected plants. If, in the opinion...

Section 2-17-13. - Local appropriations. - § 2-17-13. Local appropriations. Any town or city may make...

Section 2-17-14. - Unlawful importation or transportation. - § 2-17-14. Unlawful importation or transportation. Any person importing into...

Section 2-17-15. - Obstruction — Violations. - § 2-17-15. Obstruction — Violations. Any person who willfully resists...

Section 2-17-16. - Prosecution of violations. - § 2-17-16. Prosecution of violations. All prosecutions under the provisions...

Part 3 - Dutch Elm Disease

Section 2-17-17. - Plan for suppression. - § 2-17-17. Plan for suppression. On the basis of the...

Section 2-17-18. - Reimbursement of cities and towns for suppression. - § 2-17-18. Reimbursement of cities and towns for suppression. Whenever...

Section 2-17-19. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 2-17-19. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 2-17-20. - Research in Dutch elm and related diseases. - § 2-17-20. Research in Dutch elm and related diseases. The...

Part 4 - Asian Longhorned Beetle & Emerald Ash Borer

Section 2-17-21. - Nuisance. - § 2-17-21. Nuisance. The Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, a...

Section 2-17-22. - Unlawful importation or transportation. - § 2-17-22. Unlawful importation or transportation. Any person importing into...

Section 2-17-23. - Regulated articles. - § 2-17-23. Regulated articles. (a) Regulated articles shall mean any...

Section 2-17-24. - Prosecution of violations. - § 2-17-24. Prosecution of violations. All state prosecutions under the...

Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock

Section 2-18-1 - — 2-18-8. [Superseded.] - § 2-18-1 — 2-18-8. [Superseded.]

Section 2-18-9. - Abatement of plant diseases as nuisance — Liability for cost. - § 2-18-9. Abatement of plant diseases as nuisance — Liability...

Section 2-18-10. - Penalty for violations. - § 2-18-10. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm or corporation...

Section 2-18-11. - Rules and regulations — Revocation of license by director. - § 2-18-11. Rules and regulations — Revocation of license by...

Section 2-18-12. - Appeals from chief entomologist to director. - § 2-18-12. Appeals from chief entomologist to director. Any person...

Section 2-18-13. - Prosecution of offenses. - § 2-18-13. Prosecution of offenses. All prosecutions under the provisions...

Section 2-18-14 - — 2-18-18. [Superseded.] - § 2-18-14 — 2-18-18. [Superseded.]

Chapter 2-18.1 - Rhode Island Nursery Law

Section 2-18.1-1. - Short title. - § 2-18.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known by...

Section 2-18.1-2. - Definitions. - § 2-18.1-2. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, unless...

Section 2-18.1-3. - Authority to inspect — Access to nursery, heeling-in grounds or other place of business. - § 2-18.1-3. Authority to inspect — Access to nursery, heeling-in...

Section 2-18.1-4. - Inspection of nursery stock before sale or distribution. - § 2-18.1-4. Inspection of nursery stock before sale or distribution....

Section 2-18.1-5. - Shipments from foreign countries. - § 2-18.1-5. Shipments from foreign countries. Any person receiving any...

Section 2-18.1-6. - Nursery inspection and certification. - § 2-18.1-6. Nursery inspection and certification. (a) It is the...

Section 2-18.1-7. - Certificates. - § 2-18.1-7. Certificates. Nursery inspection certificates issued by the director...

Section 2-18.1-8. - What nursery stock may be offered for sale. - § 2-18.1-8. What nursery stock may be offered for sale....

Section 2-18.1-9. - Nursery worker’s licenses — Nonlicensed growers. - § 2-18.1-9. Nursery worker’s licenses — Nonlicensed growers. (a) No...

Section 2-18.1-10. - Dealer’s license. - § 2-18.1-10. Dealer’s license. Every dealer, before offering nursery stock...

Section 2-18.1-11. - Reasons for withholding or revoking a license or certificate. - § 2-18.1-11. Reasons for withholding or revoking a license or...

Section 2-18.1-12. - Reinstatement of license or certificate. - § 2-18.1-12. Reinstatement of license or certificate. The director may...

Section 2-18.1-13. - Registration of agents. - § 2-18.1-13. Registration of agents. Every agent selling or soliciting...

Section 2-18.1-14. - Reciprocal agreements. - § 2-18.1-14. Reciprocal agreements. (a) Nursery workers, dealers, or other...

Section 2-18.1-15. - Nonresidents. - § 2-18.1-15. Nonresidents. Nonresident nursery workers, dealers and other persons,...

Section 2-18.1-16. - Collected plants. - § 2-18.1-16. Collected plants. (a) No collected plants shall be...

Section 2-18.1-17. - Horticultural services. - § 2-18.1-17. Horticultural services. The licensing and registration requirements of...

Section 2-18.1-18. - Labelling imported stock. - § 2-18.1-18. Labelling imported stock. (a) All nursery stock shipped...

Section 2-18.1-19. - Common carrier. - § 2-18.1-19. Common carrier. No transportation company or common carrier...

Section 2-18.1-20. - Inspection of imported stock — Disposition of infested stock. - § 2-18.1-20. Inspection of imported stock — Disposition of infested...

Section 2-18.1-21. - Treatment. - § 2-18.1-21. Treatment. The director may designate by rule or...

Section 2-18.1-22. - Misrepresentation. - § 2-18.1-22. Misrepresentation. It is unlawful for any person to...

Section 2-18.1-23. - Enforcement. - § 2-18.1-23. Enforcement. It is the duty of the director...

Section 2-18.1-24. - Additional authority of the director. - § 2-18.1-24. Additional authority of the director. The director is...

Section 2-18.1-24.1. - License fees — Apportionment. - § 2-18.1-24.1. License fees — Apportionment. (a) One-fifth (⅕) of...

Section 2-18.1-25. - Review of orders. - § 2-18.1-25. Review of orders. Any person affected by any...

Section 2-18.1-26. - Penalties for violations. - § 2-18.1-26. Penalties for violations. Any person who violates any...

Section 2-18.1-27. - Prosecution of offenses. - § 2-18.1-27. Prosecution of offenses. All prosecutions of violations under...

Section 2-18.1-28. - Severability. - § 2-18.1-28. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or...

Chapter 2-19 - Arborists

Section 2-19-1. - Practices subject to chapter. - § 2-19-1. Practices subject to chapter. The term arborist as...

Section 2-19-2. - Issuance of license — Fee. - § 2-19-2. Issuance of license — Fee. Any person, firm...

Section 2-19-3. - Rules and regulations — Examination for license. - § 2-19-3. Rules and regulations — Examination for license. The...

Section 2-19-4. - Disposition of license fees. - § 2-19-4. Disposition of license fees. One-fifth (⅕) of all...

Section 2-19-4.1. - Arboriculture and mulching operations defined. - § 2-19-4.1. Arboriculture and mulching operations defined. (a) As used...

Section 2-19-4.2. - Nuisance actions against arboriculture operations or mulching operations. - § 2-19-4.2. Nuisance actions against arboriculture operations or mulching operations....

Section 2-19-5. - Penalty for violations. - § 2-19-5. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm or corporation...

Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys

Section 2-20-1. - Appointment of city and town surveyors and measurers. - § 2-20-1. Appointment of city and town surveyors and measurers....

Section 2-20-2. - Deputies for measurement of hardwood and ship timber. - § 2-20-2. Deputies for measurement of hardwood and ship timber....

Section 2-20-3. - Surveyor for Providence — Election — Term. - § 2-20-3. Surveyor for Providence — Election — Term. There...

Section 2-20-4. - Bond of Providence surveyor. - § 2-20-4. Bond of Providence surveyor. The Providence surveyor shall,...

Section 2-20-5. - Deputy surveyors for Providence. - § 2-20-5. Deputy surveyors for Providence. The Providence surveyor may...

Section 2-20-6. - Bonds of deputies — Oath — Removal. - § 2-20-6. Bonds of deputies — Oath — Removal. The...

Section 2-20-7. - Returns by Providence surveyor. - § 2-20-7. Returns by Providence surveyor. The Providence surveyor shall...

Section 2-20-8. - Surveyors for Newport — Election — Bonds. - § 2-20-8. Surveyors for Newport — Election — Bonds. The...

Section 2-20-9. - Records of surveys. - § 2-20-9. Records of surveys. Every surveyor and measurer shall...

Section 2-20-10. - Application of chapter to city and town surveyors. - § 2-20-10. Application of chapter to city and town surveyors....

Section 2-20-11. - Imported lumber subject to survey. - § 2-20-11. Imported lumber subject to survey. All lumber brought...

Section 2-20-12. - Measurement of thin boards. - § 2-20-12. Measurement of thin boards. All boards less than...

Section 2-20-13. - Planks and joists. - § 2-20-13. Planks and joists. All planks and joists shall...

Section 2-20-14. - Measurement of mahogany and cedar. - § 2-20-14. Measurement of mahogany and cedar. (a) In the...

Section 2-20-15. - Grading of soft pine. - § 2-20-15. Grading of soft pine. In the surveying of...

Section 2-20-16. - Grading of hard pine, spruce, hemlock, and juniper. - § 2-20-16. Grading of hard pine, spruce, hemlock, and juniper....

Section 2-20-17. - Grading of mahogany, cedar, and cherry. - § 2-20-17. Grading of mahogany, cedar, and cherry. In the...

Section 2-20-18. - Grading of other hard woods. - § 2-20-18. Grading of other hard woods. In the survey...

Section 2-20-19. - Marking of measure. - § 2-20-19. Marking of measure. In the survey of all...

Section 2-20-20. - Marking of grades. - § 2-20-20. Marking of grades. The merchantable lumber shall be...

Section 2-20-21. - Sale according to grading and measurement. - § 2-20-21. Sale according to grading and measurement. All boards,...

Section 2-20-22. - Survey fees. - § 2-20-22. Survey fees. There shall be paid for the...

Section 2-20-23. - Fees retained by surveyor. - § 2-20-23. Fees retained by surveyor. There shall be paid...

Section 2-20-24. - Survey on land. - § 2-20-24. Survey on land. No lumber shall be surveyed...

Section 2-20-25. - Sale of unsurveyed lumber prohibited — Shipments for export. - § 2-20-25. Sale of unsurveyed lumber prohibited — Shipments for...

Section 2-20-26. - Importation or purchase for private use. - § 2-20-26. Importation or purchase for private use. Every person...

Section 2-20-27. - Trans-shipments exempt. - § 2-20-27. Trans-shipments exempt. No person purchasing lumber outside of...

Section 2-20-28. - Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery. - § 2-20-28. Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery. Every person...

Section 2-20-29. - Penalty for alteration of marks. - § 2-20-29. Penalty for alteration of marks. Every person who...

Section 2-20-30. - Penalty for fraud by surveyors. - § 2-20-30. Penalty for fraud by surveyors. Every person appointed...

Section 2-20-31. - Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor. - § 2-20-31. Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor. Every...

Section 2-20-32. - Resurveys on request. - § 2-20-32. Resurveys on request. Any person dissatisfied with the...

Section 2-20-33. - Fees on reinspection. - § 2-20-33. Fees on reinspection. If, upon a reinspection pursuant...

Section 2-20-34. - Expense of overhauling for reinspection. - § 2-20-34. Expense of overhauling for reinspection. The expense of...

Section 2-20-35. - State lumber exempt. - § 2-20-35. State lumber exempt. This chapter shall not be...

Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials

Section 2-21-1. - Title. - § 2-21-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the...

Section 2-21-2. - Responsibility for administration. - § 2-21-2. Responsibility for administration. This chapter shall be administered...

Section 2-21-3. - Definitions. - § 2-21-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Agricultural...

Section 2-21-4. - Labeling. - § 2-21-4. Labeling. (a) Agricultural liming materials sold, offered or...

Section 2-21-5. - Prohibited acts. - § 2-21-5. Prohibited acts. (a) No agricultural liming material shall...

Section 2-21-6. - Registration. - § 2-21-6. Registration. (a) Each separately identified product shall be...

Section 2-21-7. - Reporting of tonnage. - § 2-21-7. Reporting of tonnage. (a) Within thirty (30) days...

Section 2-21-8. - Inspection, sampling, analysis. - § 2-21-8. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty...

Section 2-21-9. - Stop sale, use, or removal orders. - § 2-21-9. Stop sale, use, or removal orders. The director...

Section 2-21-10. - Penalties for violations. - § 2-21-10. Penalties for violations. Any person convicted of violating...

Section 2-21-11. - Rules for administration of agricultural liming material. - § 2-21-11. Rules for administration of agricultural liming material. The...

Chapter 2-22 - Soil Amendments

Section 2-22-1. - Title. - § 2-22-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the...

Section 2-22-2. - Responsibility for administration. - § 2-22-2. Responsibility for administration. This chapter shall be administered...

Section 2-22-3. - Definitions. - § 2-22-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Brand”...

Section 2-22-4. - Labeling. - § 2-22-4. Labeling. (a) Soil amendment labels — the following...

Section 2-22-5. - Registration — Tonnage report and fee. - § 2-22-5. Registration — Tonnage report and fee. (a) Each...

Section 2-22-6. - Inspection, sampling, analysis. - § 2-22-6. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty...

Section 2-22-7. - Penalties for deficient analysis. - § 2-22-7. Penalties for deficient analysis. (a) If the analysis...

Section 2-22-8. - Misbranding. - § 2-22-8. Misbranding. No person shall distribute a misbranded soil...

Section 2-22-9. - Stop sale, use, or removal orders. - § 2-22-9. Stop sale, use, or removal orders. The director...

Section 2-22-10. - Penalties for violations. - § 2-22-10. Penalties for violations. (a) Any person convicted of...

Section 2-22-11. - Rules and regulations. - § 2-22-11. Rules and regulations. The director of environmental management...

Section 2-22-12. - Adulteration. - § 2-22-12. Adulteration. No person shall distribute an adulterated soil...

Section 2-22-13. - Cancellation or refusal of registration. - § 2-22-13. Cancellation or refusal of registration. The director of...

Section 2-22-14. - Constitutionality. - § 2-22-14. Constitutionality. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part...

Section 2-22-15. - Annual reports. - § 2-22-15. Annual reports. The registrant is required to submit...

Section 2-22-16. - Quality assurance funds. - § 2-22-16. Quality assurance funds. All funds received by the...

Chapter 2-23 - Right to Farm

Section 2-23-1. - Short title. - § 2-23-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 2-23-2. - Legislative findings. - § 2-23-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds: (1) That...

Section 2-23-3. - Declaration of policy. - § 2-23-3. Declaration of policy. The general assembly declares that...

Section 2-23-4. - “Agricultural operations” defined. - § 2-23-4. “Agricultural operations” defined. (a) As used in this...

Section 2-23-5. - Nuisance actions against agricultural operations. - § 2-23-5. Nuisance actions against agricultural operations. (a) No agricultural...

Section 2-23-6. - Negligence actions — Pesticide use not affected. - § 2-23-6. Negligence actions — Pesticide use not affected. The...

Section 2-23-7. - Severability. - § 2-23-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Chapter 2-23.1 - Notification to Farmers

Section 2-23.1-1. - Findings. - § 2-23.1-1. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (a)...

Section 2-23.1-2. - Purpose. - § 2-23.1-2. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 2-23.1-3. - Duties of the department. - § 2-23.1-3. Duties of the department. The director of the...

Section 2-23.1-4. - Notification by towns and cities. - § 2-23.1-4. Notification by towns and cities. Town and city...

Section 2-23.1-5. - Matters subject to notification. - § 2-23.1-5. Matters subject to notification. Matters subject to notification...

Section 2-23.1-6. - Work sessions. - § 2-23.1-6. Work sessions. Any farmer who receives a notification...

Section 2-23.1-7. - Emergency actions unimpaired. - § 2-23.1-7. Emergency actions unimpaired. The provisions of §§ 2-23.1-4...

Section 2-23.1-8. - Validity of actions. - § 2-23.1-8. Validity of actions. Except in instances of knowing...

Section 2-23.1-9. - Severability. - § 2-23.1-9. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or...

Chapter 2-23.2 - Preservation of Agricultural Use

Section 2-23.2-1. - Purpose. - § 2-23.2-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 2-23.2-2. - Definitions. - § 2-23.2-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 2-23.2-3. - Right to agricultural use. - § 2-23.2-3. Right to agricultural use. Unless explicitly curtailed, defined...

Section 2-23.2-4. - Effect of rules and regulations. - § 2-23.2-4. Effect of rules and regulations. All rules, regulations,...

Section 2-23.2-5. - Construction. - § 2-23.2-5. Construction. The provisions of this chapter shall apply...

Section 2-23.2-6. - Severability. - § 2-23.2-6. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Chapter 2-24 - Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

Section 2-24-1. - Ratification of compact — Text. - § 2-24-1. Ratification of compact — Text. The governor having...

Chapter 2-25 - The Rhode Island Local Agriculture and Seafood Act

Section 2-25-1. - Short title. - § 2-25-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 2-25-2. - Legislative findings. - § 2-25-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds and...

Section 2-25-3. - Legislative intent. - § 2-25-3. Legislative intent. The general assembly intends: (1) To...

Section 2-25-4. - Definitions. - § 2-25-4. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following...

Section 2-25-5. - Small grants and technical assistance program established. - § 2-25-5. Small grants and technical assistance program established. The...

Section 2-25-6. - Local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance fund established and solicitation of funding. - § 2-25-6. Local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical...

Section 2-25-7. - Use of funds. - § 2-25-7. Use of funds. (a) A non-profit entity or...

Section 2-25-8. - Accountability and oversight. - § 2-25-8. Accountability and oversight. (a) On an annual basis,...

Section 2-25-9. - Powers and duties. - § 2-25-9. Powers and duties. The department of environmental management...

Chapter 2-26 - Hemp Growth Act

Section 2-26-1. - Short title. - § 2-26-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 2-26-2. - Legislative findings. - § 2-26-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares...

Section 2-26-3. - Definitions. - § 2-26-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following...

Section 2-26-4. - Hemp an agricultural product. - § 2-26-4. Hemp an agricultural product. Hemp is an agricultural...

Section 2-26-5. - Authority over licensing and sales. - § 2-26-5. Authority over licensing and sales. (a) The department...

Section 2-26-6. - Rulemaking authority. - § 2-26-6. Rulemaking authority. (a) The department shall adopt rules...

Section 2-26-7. - Licensure. - § 2-26-7. Licensure. (a) Except as provided in this section,...

Section 2-26-8. - Methods of extraction. - § 2-26-8. Methods of extraction. (a) The department shall adopt...

Section 2-26-9. - Research and educational growth by institutions of higher education. - § 2-26-9. Research and educational growth by institutions of higher...

Section 2-26-10. - Enforcement of violations of chapter. - § 2-26-10. Enforcement of violations of chapter. (a) Notwithstanding any...

Chapter 2-27 - Forest Conservation Act

Section 2-27-1. - Statement of legislative purpose. - § 2-27-1. Statement of legislative purpose. (a) The general assembly...

Section 2-27-2. - Definitions. - § 2-27-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter; (1) “Department”...

Section 2-27-3. - Forest conservation commission. - § 2-27-3. Forest conservation commission. (a)(1) There is established the...

Section 2-27-4. - Powers of commission. - § 2-27-4. Powers of commission. The commission has the power...

Section 2-27-5. - Duties of the commission. - § 2-27-5. Duties of the commission. The commission shall: (1)...

Section 2-27-6. - Forest land conservation fund. - § 2-27-6. Forest land conservation fund. (a) There is hereby...

Section 2-27-7. - Severability. - § 2-27-7. Severability. If any provisions of this chapter or...

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