Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-25 - Pesticide Control

Section 23-25-1. - Short title. - § 23-25-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 23-25-2. - Enforcing official. - § 23-25-2. Enforcing official. The provisions of this chapter shall...

Section 23-25-3. - Declaration of purpose. - § 23-25-3. Declaration of purpose. The purpose of this chapter...

Section 23-25-4. - Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2024.] - § 23-25-4. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2024.] As used...

Section 23-25-5. - Misbranded. - § 23-25-5. Misbranded. The term “misbranded” applies: (1) To any...

Section 23-25-6. - Registration. - § 23-25-6. Registration. (a) Every pesticide that is distributed in...

Section 23-25-6.1. - Registration fee — Surcharge. - § 23-25-6.1. Registration fee — Surcharge. In addition to the...

Section 23-25-7. - Experimental use permits. - § 23-25-7. Experimental use permits. (a) Provided the state is...

Section 23-25-8. - Refusal to register — Cancellation — Suspension — Legal recourse. - § 23-25-8. Refusal to register — Cancellation — Suspension —...

Section 23-25-9. - Authority of director — Determinations — Rules and regulations — Restricted use and limited use of pesticides and uniformity. - § 23-25-9. Authority of director — Determinations — Rules and...

Section 23-25-10. - Applicator categories for certification — Standards. - § 23-25-10. Applicator categories for certification — Standards. (a) The...

Section 23-25-11. - Prohibitions for applicators. - § 23-25-11. Prohibitions for applicators. (a) No person shall use...

Section 23-25-12. - Licenses for commercial applicators — Rules and regulations. - § 23-25-12. Licenses for commercial applicators — Rules and regulations....

Section 23-25-13. - Certification of commercial applicators — Renewal — Regulations. - § 23-25-13. Certification of commercial applicators — Renewal — Regulations....

Section 23-25-14. - Certification of private applicators — Renewal — Regulations. - § 23-25-14. Certification of private applicators — Renewal — Regulations....

Section 23-25-15. - Licenses for dealers of restricted and limited use pesticides — Renewal — Regulations authorized — Responsibility for acts of employees. - § 23-25-15. Licenses for dealers of restricted and limited use...

Section 23-25-16. - Monitoring of environment. - § 23-25-16. Monitoring of environment. (a) As part of his...

Section 23-25-17. - Repealed. - § 23-25-17. Repealed.

Section 23-25-18. - Unlawful acts and/or grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, permit, or certification. - § 23-25-18. Unlawful acts and/or grounds for denial, suspension, or...

Section 23-25-19. - Storing and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers. - § 23-25-19. Storing and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers....

Section 23-25-20. - Enforcement. - § 23-25-20. Enforcement. (a) The sampling and examination of pesticides...

Section 23-25-21. - “Stop sale, use, or removal” order. - § 23-25-21. “Stop sale, use, or removal” order. When the...

Section 23-25-22. - Judicial action after “stop sale, use, or removal” order. - § 23-25-22. Judicial action after “stop sale, use, or removal”...

Section 23-25-23. - Records. - § 23-25-23. Records. (a) Any person issued a pesticide dealer’s...

Section 23-25-24. - Cooperation with other agencies. - § 23-25-24. Cooperation with other agencies. The director may cooperate,...

Section 23-25-25. - Publication of information. - § 23-25-25. Publication of information. The director may publish, at...

Section 23-25-26. - Reports of pesticide accidents or incidents. - § 23-25-26. Reports of pesticide accidents or incidents. The director...

Section 23-25-27. - Subpoenas. - § 23-25-27. Subpoenas. The director may issue subpoenas to compel...

Section 23-25-28. - Penalties. - § 23-25-28. Penalties. (a) Civil penalties. (1) Any person who...

Section 23-25-29. - Protection of trade secrets and other information. - § 23-25-29. Protection of trade secrets and other information. (a)...

Section 23-25-30. - Delegation of director’s duties. - § 23-25-30. Delegation of director’s duties. The functions vested in...

Section 23-25-31. - Reciprocal agreements. - § 23-25-31. Reciprocal agreements. (a) The director may waive all...

Section 23-25-32. - Budget — Receipt and disposition of funds. - § 23-25-32. Budget — Receipt and disposition of funds. (a)...

Section 23-25-33. - Severability. - § 23-25-33. Severability. If any provisions of this chapter are...

Section 23-25-34. - Prior liability. - § 23-25-34. Prior liability. The enactment of this chapter shall...

Section 23-25-35. - Repeal of inconsistent acts. - § 23-25-35. Repeal of inconsistent acts. Jurisdiction in all matters...

Section 23-25-36. - Protective clothing and equipment. - § 23-25-36. Protective clothing and equipment. The director may promulgate...

Section 23-25-37. - Pesticide applications and notification of pesticide applications at schools. - § 23-25-37. Pesticide applications and notification of pesticide applications at...

Section 23-25-38. - Pesticide applications and notification of pesticide applications at pre-schools and child care centers. - § 23-25-38. Pesticide applications and notification of pesticide applications at...

Section 23-25-39. - Report on lawn care pesticide use. - § 23-25-39. Report on lawn care pesticide use. (a) The...

Section 23-25-40. - Neonicotinoids restricted. [Effective January 1, 2024.] - § 23-25-40. Neonicotinoids restricted. [Effective January 1, 2024.] (a) All...