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RI Gen L § 2-20-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-23 - Fees retained by surveyor.

§ 2-20-23. Fees retained by surveyor.There shall be paid to the surveyor, of the fees provided for in this chapter, for his or her own use, three cents (3¢) on every one thousand feet (1,000′) of pine, spruce, hemlock and juniper boards, planks, joists and sawed timber, four cents (4¢) on every ton of oak and other ship timber, six cents (6¢) on every one thousand feet (1,000′) board measure of mahogany, cedar and other ornamental lumber, ash, maple, birch and other hard wood.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-23.
RI Gen L § 2-20-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-24 - Survey on land.

§ 2-20-24. Survey on land.No lumber shall be surveyed on board a vessel when the lumber can be conveniently landed for the inspection of the surveyors.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 23; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-24.
RI Gen L § 2-20-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-25 - Sale of unsurveyed lumber prohibited - Shipments for export.

§ 2-20-25. Sale of unsurveyed lumber prohibited — Shipments for export.No person within this state shall sell, purchase or take the delivery of, whether purchased outside of the state or within it or for his or her own personal use or otherwise, any boards, planks, joists or timber brought into the state unless this lumber shall be surveyed, marked and numbered conformably to the provisions of this chapter, except the lumber that is intended to be exported beyond sea and that is shipped for the purpose of that exportation within one year after the lumber has been sold and delivered to the person first purchasing or receiving this lumber in the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-25.
RI Gen L § 2-20-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-26 - Importation or purchase for private use.

§ 2-20-26. Importation or purchase for private use.Every person importing or purchasing lumber for his or her own private use and benefit, upon giving a certificate to that effect to the surveyor, is not required to have the lumber surveyed and measured but if he or she should dispose of it in any other manner than is provided in this section, he or she is liable to the same penalties as though the certificate had not been given.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-26.
RI Gen L § 2-20-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-27 - Trans-shipments exempt.

§ 2-20-27. Trans-shipments exempt.No person purchasing lumber outside of the state and trans-shipping the lumber through this state to any other state, is required to have the lumber surveyed and measured.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-27.
RI Gen L § 2-20-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-28 - Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery.

§ 2-20-28. Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery.Every person who sells, purchases, delivers or takes the delivery of any boards, planks, joists or timber, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall pay for all boards, planks, joists and timber sold, purchased or delivered, one dollar ($1.00) per one thousand feet (1,000′) board measure, and the same for any less amount, one-half (½) of this penalty fee to go to the use of the state, and one-half of this penalty fee to go to the use of the surveyor of the town or city in which this lumber is taken or delivered. The surveyor shall prosecute all violations of this chapter that come to his or her knowledge.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-28.
RI Gen L § 2-20-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-29 - Penalty for alteration of marks.

§ 2-20-29. Penalty for alteration of marks.Every person who willfully crosses, alters or defaces any mark affixed to any lumber by any deputy surveyor, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered by the surveyor and to enure as provided in § 2-20-28.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-29.
RI Gen L § 2-20-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-30 - Penalty for fraud by surveyors.

§ 2-20-30. Penalty for fraud by surveyors.Every person appointed to office under this chapter, or his or her deputy, who connives at any fraud or deception in surveying, marking or numbering the contents of any boards, planks, joists or timber, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-30.
RI Gen L § 2-20-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-31 - Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor.

§ 2-20-31. Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor.Every surveyor or deputy surveyor who, on due notice and request, willfully neglects or refuses to perform the duties enjoined by this chapter shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-31.
RI Gen L § 2-20-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-32 - Resurveys on request.

§ 2-20-32. Resurveys on request.Any person dissatisfied with the survey and measurement of any lumber purchased or sold by him or her, by any deputy appointed by the surveyor, may require the surveyor, with one or more deputies, at the option of the surveyor, to reinspect the same.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 31; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-33.
RI Gen L § 2-20-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-33 - Fees on reinspection.

§ 2-20-33. Fees on reinspection.If, upon a reinspection pursuant to § 2-30-32, an error is found in the survey above the amount of five dollars ($5.00), the person who surveyed the lumber shall receive no compensation for his or her services, and shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00) and the surveyor and his or her deputy or deputies in other cases shall receive for their compensation twenty-five cents (25¢) per one thousand feet (1,000′), to be paid by the purchaser.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 32; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-33.
RI Gen L § 2-20-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-34 - Expense of overhauling for reinspection.

§ 2-20-34. Expense of overhauling for reinspection.The expense of overhauling lumber for the purpose of reinspection and of the reinspection, shall be paid by the person requiring the reinspection and in all these cases this compensation shall be equally divided among the surveyor and his or her deputy or deputies.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 33; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 33; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-34.
RI Gen L § 2-20-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-20 - Lumber Surveys|Section 2-20-35 - State lumber exempt.

§ 2-20-35. State lumber exempt.This chapter shall not be construed to require the survey or measurement of any lumber made in any city or town in this state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 34; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 2-20-35.
RI Gen L § 2-21-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-1 - Title.

§ 2-21-1. Title.This chapter shall be known as the "Rhode Island agricultural liming materials law".History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-2 - Responsibility for administration.

§ 2-21-2. Responsibility for administration.This chapter shall be administered by the director of the department of environmental management, referred to as the director.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-3 - Definitions.

§ 2-21-3. Definitions.When used in this chapter:(1) "Agricultural liming materials" means a product whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity.(2) "Brand" means the term, designation, trademark, product name or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale.(3) "Bulk" means in nonpackaged form.(4) "Burnt lime" means a material made from limestone which consists essentially of calcium oxide or a combination of calcium oxide with magnesium oxide.(5) "Calcium carbonate equivalent" means the acid neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material expressed as weight percentage of calcium carbonate.(6) "Fineness" means the percentage by weight of the material which will pass U. S. standard sieves of specific sizes. The director shall promulgate regulations relating to fineness and shall be guided by the American society for testing and materials (ASTM) specification for sieve sizes.(7) "Hydrated lime" means a material, made from burnt lime, which consists essentially of calcium hydroxide or a combination of calcium hydroxide with magnesium oxide and/or magnesium hydroxide.(8) "Industrial byproduct" means any industrial waste or byproduct containing calcium or calcium and magnesium in forms that will neutralize soil acidity.(9) "Label" means any written or printed matter on or attached to the package or on the delivery ticket which accompanies bulk shipments.(10) "Limestone" means a material consisting essentially of calcium carbonate or a combination of calcium carbonate with magnesium carbonate capable of neutralizing soil acidity.(11) "Marl" means a granular or loosely consolidated earthy material composed largely of sea shell fragments and calcium carbonate.(12) "Percent" or "Percentage" means by weight.(13) "Person" means individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.(14) "Ton" means a net weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois.(15) "Weight" means the weight of undried material as offered for sale.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-4 - Labeling.

§ 2-21-4. Labeling.(a) Agricultural liming materials sold, offered or exposed for sale in the state shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on their outside, a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statement, or in the case of bulk sales, a delivery slip, setting forth at least the following information:(1) The name and principal office address of the manufacturer or distributor;(2) The brand or trade name of the material;(3) The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material;(4) The net weight of the agricultural liming material;(5) The minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide. Additional guarantees for calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate are allowed;(6) Calcium carbonate equivalent as determined by methods prescribed by the association of official analytical chemists. Minimum calcium carbonate equivalents as prescribed by regulation; and(7) The minimum percent by weight passing through U. S. standard sieves as prescribed by regulations.(b) No information or statement shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip or advertising matter which is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis, type or composition of the agricultural liming material.(c) In the case of any material which has been adulterated subsequent to packaging, labeling or loading of the material and before delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice to that effect shall be affixed by the vendor to the package or delivery slip to identify the kind and degree of the adulteration in the material.(d) At every site from which agricultural liming materials delivered in bulk and at every place where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statement required by this section for each brand of material.(e) When the director finds, after a public hearing following due notice, that the requirement for expressing the calcium and magnesium in elemental form would not impose an economic hardship on distributors and users of agricultural liming material by reason of conflicting labeling requirements among the state he or she may require by regulation that the minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate shall be expressed in the following form:   Total calcium (Ca) . . . . . . . . . . percent    Total magnesium (Mg) . . . . . . . . . . percent  Provided that the effective date of the regulation is be not less than six (6) months following the issuance of the regulation, and that for a period of two (2) years following the effective date of the regulation the equivalent of calcium and magnesium may also be shown in the form of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-5 - Prohibited acts.

§ 2-21-5. Prohibited acts.(a) No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless it complies with provisions of this chapter or regulations.(b) No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state which contains toxic materials in quantities injurious to plants or animals.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-6 - Registration.

§ 2-21-6. Registration.(a) Each separately identified product shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the director on forms furnished by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per product. Upon approval by the director, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on December 31st of each year.(b) A distributor is not required to register any brand of agricultural liming material which is already registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label does not differ in any respect.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-7 - Reporting of tonnage.

§ 2-21-7. Reporting of tonnage.(a) Within thirty (30) days following the expiration of registration, each registrant shall submit on forms furnished by the director an annual statement under oath for the twelve (12) month period ending the calendar year, setting forth the number of net tons of each agricultural liming material sold by him for use in the state during that calendar year. No tonnage fee is required on agricultural liming materials being offered for sale in this state.(b) The director shall publish and distribute annually, to each agricultural liming material registrant or other interested persons a composite report showing the tons of agricultural liming material sold in the state. This report shall in no way divulge the operation of any registrant.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-8 - Inspection, sampling, analysis.

§ 2-21-8. Inspection, sampling, analysis.(a) It is the duty of the director, who may act through his or her authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analyses, and test agricultural liming materials distributed within this state as he or she deems necessary to determine whether those agricultural liming materials are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The director, individually or through his or her agent, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to agricultural liming material subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations pertaining to agricultural liming material, and to the records relating to their distribution.(b) The methods of analysis and sampling are those approved by the director, and shall be guided by association of official analytical chemists procedures.(c) The results of official analysis of agricultural liming materials and portions of official samples shall be distributed, upon request, by the director as provided in the regulations at least annually.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-9 - Stop sale, use, or removal orders.

§ 2-21-9. Stop sale, use, or removal orders.The director may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural liming materials and to hold at a designated place when the director finds that the agricultural liming material is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter until the law has been complied with and the agricultural liming material is released, in writing, by the director, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director shall release the agricultural liming materials withdrawn, when the requirements of the provisions of this chapter are complied with and all costs and expense incurred in connection with the withdrawal are paid.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-10 - Penalties for violations.

§ 2-21-10. Penalties for violations.Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter is subject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) to be enforced by a summary proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter is construed as requiring the director or his or her authorized agent to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of the chapter when he or she believes that the public interest will best be served by a suitable written warning.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-21-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-21 - Agricultural Liming Materials|Section 2-21-11 - Rules for administration of agricultural liming material.

§ 2-21-11. Rules for administration of agricultural liming material.The director, after reasonable notice and a hearing, is empowered to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of this chapter and to grant exemptions from specific requirements of this chapter as, from time to time, may be deemed necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-22 - Soil Amendments|Section 2-22-1 - Title.

§ 2-22-1. Title.This chapter shall be known as the "Rhode Island soil amendment law".History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-22 - Soil Amendments|Section 2-22-2 - Responsibility for administration.

§ 2-22-2. Responsibility for administration.This chapter shall be administered by the director of the department of environmental management, referred to as the director.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 165, § 1.