Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry
Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites

Part 1 - Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths

Section 2-17-1. - 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...