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RI Gen L § 2-17-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-6 - Local appropriations.

§ 2-17-6. Local appropriations.Any town or city may make any appropriation that it deems necessary for the suppression of the nuisances within its limits, and may appoint an official, with any powers and limitations that it shall prescribe, to expend the appropriation in cooperation with the chief entomologist appointed by the director of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1908, ch. 1529, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 242, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 285, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 228, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-6.
RI Gen L § 2-17-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-7 - Obstructions - Violations.

§ 2-17-7. Obstructions — Violations.Any person who wilfully resists or obstructs either the chief entomologist or any official of a city or town, or a servant or agent appointed by the chief entomologist or by any other officials, while lawfully engaged in the execution of the purposes of §§ 2-17-1 — 2-17-8 or who violates the provisions of § 2-17-5, is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1908, ch. 1529, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 242, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 285, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 228, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-7.
RI Gen L § 2-17-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-8 - Willful transportation of infestation.

§ 2-17-8. Willful transportation of infestation.Any person willfully importing into this state, or willfully transporting from place to place within this state, any imagos, eggs, caterpillars, or pupae of the moths shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and be imprisoned for not more than one year.History of Section.P.L. 1908, ch. 1529, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 242, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 285, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 228, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-8.
RI Gen L § 2-17-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-9 - Nuisance.

§ 2-17-9. Nuisance.The white pine blister rust, a disease of five (5) needle pines and the species of the genus ribes, is declared to be a public nuisance, and its suppression is authorized and required. No owner or occupant of an estate infested with that nuisance is by reason of that infestation liable to an action, civil or criminal, except to the extent and in the manner and form set forth in this part 2.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-9.
RI Gen L § 2-17-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-10 - Powers of director.

§ 2-17-10. Powers of director.The department of environmental management shall take steps to suppress the nuisance described in § 2-17-9 and to this end the director of that department may make all necessary rules and regulations governing all work done under the provisions of §§ 2-17-9 — 2-17-16. The director may act in cooperation with any person or persons, corporation or corporations, including other states, or the United States, may make any rules governing the suppression or extermination of the disease, including the destruction of diseased or exposed species of five (5) leaved pines and the diseased or exposed species of the genus ribes, that he or she may deem necessary, may at all times enter upon the land of the state or of a municipality, corporation, or other owner or owners, and may use all reasonable means in carrying out the purposes of §§ 2-17-9 — 2-17-16 and in those undertakings, may, in accordance with the provisions of those sections, expend the funds appropriated for these purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-10.
RI Gen L § 2-17-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-11 - Rules as to transportation and planting.

§ 2-17-11. Rules as to transportation and planting.The director of environmental management shall make any rules and regulations that he or she may deem expedient in combatting the disease with reference to the transportation of five (5) leaved pine trees and species of the genus ribes, or wood, lumber or other material derived from those trees, or shrubs, or in regard to the planting of those trees or shrubs.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-11.
RI Gen L § 2-17-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-12 - Destruction of uninfected plants.

§ 2-17-12. Destruction of uninfected plants.If, in the opinion of the director of environmental management or his or her appointed agents, it becomes necessary to destroy five (5) leaved pines or species of the genus ribes not actually infected with the disease, the owner may receive compensation for any species of the genus ribes it becomes necessary to destroy, if he or she makes demand within twenty-four (24) hours after notification from the department of the intention to destroy the species. In case any owner makes demand for compensation for the property it becomes necessary to destroy, application shall be made to the director to appoint some qualified disinterested person to appraise the value of the species of the genus ribes that it becomes necessary to destroy, and the destruction of the property shall be deferred pending the appraisal of the value of the property. The appraiser shall, upon appraising the value of property that it becomes necessary to destroy, certify the facts of the appraisal to the department of environmental management and the amount of the appraised value of the property shall be paid to the owner of the property, and the destruction of the property shall proceed.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-12.
RI Gen L § 2-17-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-13 - Local appropriations.

§ 2-17-13. Local appropriations.Any town or city may make any appropriation it deems necessary towards the suppression of the nuisance within its limits, and may appoint an official with any powers and limitation it shall prescribe, to expend its appropriations in cooperation with the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-13.
RI Gen L § 2-17-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-14 - Unlawful importation or transportation.

§ 2-17-14. Unlawful importation or transportation.Any person importing into this state, or transporting from place to place within this state, contrary to the rules or regulations of the director of environmental management, any five (5) leaved pines or species of the genus ribes, shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-14.
RI Gen L § 2-17-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-15 - Obstruction - Violations.

§ 2-17-15. Obstruction — Violations.Any person who willfully resists or obstructs any official or agent appointed by the director of environmental management while lawfully engaged in the execution of the purposes of §§ 2-17-9 — 2-17-16 or who violates the provisions of § 2-17-14, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-15.
RI Gen L § 2-17-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-16 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 2-17-16. Prosecution of violations.All prosecutions under the provisions of §§ 2-17-9 — 2-17-16 shall be instituted by the director of environmental management, and shall be directed by him or her, and all penalties recovered for the violation of any of the provisions of §§ 2-17-9 — 2-17-16 shall be paid into the treasury of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-16.
RI Gen L § 2-17-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-17 - Plan for suppression.

§ 2-17-17. Plan for suppression.On the basis of the latest scientific knowledge available, the director of the department of environmental management shall prepare a plan in detail of the proper course of action to be taken to suppress, as far as possible, the spread of Dutch elm disease.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3365, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-17.
RI Gen L § 2-17-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-18 - Reimbursement of cities and towns for suppression.

§ 2-17-18. Reimbursement of cities and towns for suppression.Whenever any city or town expends funds for the suppression or elimination of Dutch elm disease in conformity with the plan created pursuant to § 2-17-7, it may request reimbursement from the state to the extent of one-half (½) of the total cost of labor and material used in that work. The work and cost records involved shall be inspected and approved by the director of environmental management, or his or her deputies, before reimbursement is made by the state.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3365, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-18; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 9.
RI Gen L § 2-17-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-19 - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 2-17-19. Appropriations and disbursements.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums that are deemed necessary by the director of environmental management to carry out the provisions of §§ 2-17-17 — 2-17-20, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of those sums, or so much as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the director of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3365, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-19.
RI Gen L § 2-17-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-20 - Research in Dutch elm and related diseases.

§ 2-17-20. Research in Dutch elm and related diseases.The director of the department of environmental management shall, upon receipt of a mutually acceptable budget from the director of the agricultural experiment station of the university of Rhode Island, incorporate that item in his or her annual departmental budget so as to support adequately the necessary research on the Dutch elm and related wilt disease problems of trees. The research shall consist of development and perfection of agents and techniques to be used in the prevention and/or suppression of those diseases. The director of environmental management shall, and he or she is authorized to, transfer in lump sum moneys appropriated for this research program to the director of the agricultural experiment station, and those funds shall be maintained in a special fund to be used explicitly for those studies. Findings accruing from these investigations shall be made public information.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3365, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-20.
RI Gen L § 2-17-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-21 - Nuisance.

§ 2-17-21. Nuisance.The Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, a native insect pest of China, is known to be a serious insect pest to several tree species within the United States, including, but not limited to, maples, willows, poplars, birch, London Plane, and elms. The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, also a native insect pest from Asia, is also known to be a serious insect pest to several types of ash trees within the United States, including, but not limited to, green ash, white ash, and black ash. All of the at-risk trees are part of the natural environment of Rhode Island and occur on many of the state's public and private lands, contributing to their value and health. Additionally these insects pose substantive risk to the Rhode Island nursery and landscape industry plant materials and market opportunities. Accordingly, the Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer are hereby declared to be public nuisances, and their suppression is authorized and required. No owner or occupant of an estate infested with either or both nuisances is by reason of that infestation liable to an action, civil or criminal, except to the extent and in the manner and form set forth in §§ 2-17-22 — 2-17-24.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-17-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-22 - Unlawful importation or transportation.

§ 2-17-22. Unlawful importation or transportation.Any person importing into this state, or transporting from place to place within this state, contrary to quarantine and transport rules or regulations of the United States department of agriculture/animal, and plant, health inspection service (APHIS) or the director of the department of environmental management governing the Asian longhorned beetle or emerald ash borer, any regulated articles, as defined below in § 2-17-23, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each offense, assessed in accordance with chapter 42-17.6 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-17-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-23 - Regulated articles.

§ 2-17-23. Regulated articles.(a) Regulated articles shall mean any of the following raw wood materials taken or harvested from a quarantined area: any living, dead, standing, cut or fallen tree, inclusive of nursery stock, or any piece or portion thereof measuring a half inch or more in diameter, including any branches, logs, stumps, roots, or chips, firewood, or green lumber. Kiln-dried lumber and manufactured or finished wooden products are not considered regulated articles pursuant to § 2-17-22.(b) Regulated articles shall also include any other article, regardless of its place of origin, found to be infested by the Asian longhorned beetle or emerald ash borer if an authorized state or federal inspector notifies the person in possession of the article that it is infested and therefore subject to the quarantine and transport rules or regulations of APHIS or the director of the department of environmental management.(c) Regulated articles shall also include any other article designated as a regulated article pursuant to any duly promulgated amendments to the quarantine and transport rules or regulations of APHIS or the director of the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-17-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-17 - Diseases and Parasites|Section 2-17-24 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 2-17-24. Prosecution of violations.All state prosecutions under the provisions of §§ 2-17-21 — 2-17-23 shall be instituted by the director of the department of environmental management, and shall be directed by him or her, and all penalties recovered for the violation of any of the provisions of §§ 2-17-21 — 2-17-23 shall be paid into the treasury of the state.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-18-1 - 2-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-1 - 2-18-8 - [Superseded.]

§ 2-18-1 — 2-18-8. [Superseded.]
RI Gen L § 2-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-9 - Abatement of plant diseases as nuisance - Liability for cost.

§ 2-18-9. Abatement of plant diseases as nuisance — Liability for cost.The chief entomologist and the director of environmental management, or either of them, may personally or through his or her deputies inspect any orchard, garden, field or roadside in public or private grounds which he or she knows, or has reason to suspect, is infested with any seriously injurious insect pests or plant diseases when, in his or her judgment, the presence of those pests or plant diseases are a nuisance to adjoining owners and shall give any instructions and directions that may be necessary in order that the nuisance may be abated. If the owner or person in charge of the trees or other plants constituting the nuisance fails within a reasonable time to follow the directions of the chief entomologist and the director of environmental management, and abate the nuisance, the chief entomologist and the director of environmental management may cause the necessary work to be done and the cost of that work shall be charged to that owner or person in charge of the trees or other plants, and the actual cost of the work shall be recovered in an action of the case to be brought by the general treasurer and the money received paid into the treasury of the state to be added to the regular annual appropriation of the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1913, ch. 940, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 282, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 226, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-18-9.
RI Gen L § 2-18-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-10 - Penalty for violations.

§ 2-18-10. Penalty for violations.Any person, firm or corporation violating § 2-18-9 or offering any hindrance to the carrying out of any part of this section, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1913, ch. 940, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 282, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 226, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 2-18-10.
RI Gen L § 2-18-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-11 - Rules and regulations - Revocation of license by director.

§ 2-18-11. Rules and regulations — Revocation of license by director.The director of environmental management has the power to prescribe any general rules and regulations, not contrary to law, that may in his or her opinion facilitate the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, and may revoke any certificate or license issued by the director, if in his or her opinion that action is necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1913, ch. 940, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 282, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 226, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-18-11.
RI Gen L § 2-18-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-12 - Appeals from chief entomologist to director.

§ 2-18-12. Appeals from chief entomologist to director.Any person aggrieved by any order made by the chief entomologist may appeal to the director of environmental management. The person may file with the director of environmental management, within five (5) days after the order is made or issued by the chief entomologist, a claim of appeal from the order, the appeal to be in writing.History of Section.P.L. 1913, ch. 940, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 282, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 226, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 2-18-12.
RI Gen L § 2-18-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-13 - Prosecution of offenses.

§ 2-18-13. Prosecution of offenses.All prosecutions under the provisions of §§ 2-18-9 — 2-18-13 shall be instituted by the director of environmental management, and shall be directed by him or her, and all penalties recovered for the violation of any of the provisions of those sections shall be paid into the treasury of the state. In prosecutions for violation of any provisions of §§ 2-18-9 — 2-18-13 commenced by the director, it is not necessary that he or she enter into recognizance or give surety for costs to prosecute those violations.History of Section.P.L. 1913, ch. 940, §§ 13, 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 282, §§ 19, 20; C.L. 1938, ch. 226, §§ 17, 18; G.L. 1956, § 2-18-13.
RI Gen L § 2-18-14 - 2-18-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18 - Nurseries and Nursery Stock|Section 2-18-14 - 2-18-18 - [Superseded.]

§ 2-18-14 — 2-18-18. [Superseded.]
RI Gen L § 2-18.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|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 the short title of "The Rhode Island nursery law".History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-1, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-18.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18.1 - Rhode Island Nursery Law|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 grounds or other place of business.For the purpose of making inspections and carrying out the provisions of this chapter and any rule and regulation made in pursuance of this chapter, the director or his or her authorized agents have free access at any reasonable hour to any nursery, heeling-in grounds, place of business, or other public or private premises, except dwelling quarters, where it may be necessary for them to go, or which it may be necessary for them to inspect in the performance of their duties. It is unlawful to deny access to the director or his or her authorized agents, or to thwart or hinder these inspections by misrepresenting or concealing facts or conditions.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-3, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.
RI Gen L § 2-18.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry|Chapter 2-18.1 - Rhode Island Nursery Law|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.It is unlawful for any person to sell, to offer for sale, to distribute or cause to be distributed from a nursery or other premises, any nursery stock, until the nursery stock has been officially inspected by the director and certified as apparently free from injurious insects and plant diseases, or unless there has been issued with regard to that nursery stock, by an authorized plant regulatory official of another state, or the federal government, a valid certificate attesting to freedom from injurious insects and plant diseases.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-4, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.