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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program › Section 2-5-3. - Formulation of plans — Purposes and contents.

§ 2-5-3. Formulation of plans — Purposes and contents.
The department is authorized, empowered, and directed to formulate and submit to the secretary of agriculture in conformity with the provisions of the soil conservation and domestic allotment act, a state plan. It shall be the purpose of each plan and each plan shall be designed to promote any utilization of land and any farming practices that the department finds will tend, in conjunction with the operation of any other plans that may be approved for other states by the secretary of agriculture, to preserve and improve soil fertility; to promote the economic use and conservation of land; to diminish exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of natural soil resources; to protect rivers and waterways against the results of soil erosion and aid in flood control; and to perform any other functions as may be defined in subsection (a) of § 7 of the soil conservation and domestic allotment act, 16 U.S.C. § 590g. Each plan shall provide for adjustments and utilization of land, and in farming practices through agreements with producers or through other voluntary methods, and for benefit payments in connection with these agreements or voluntary methods, and for any reports the secretary of agriculture finds necessary for the effective administration of the plan, and for ascertaining whether the plan is being carried out according to its terms.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3585, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 2-5-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program › Section 2-5-4. - Acceptance and use of federal funds.

§ 2-5-4. Acceptance and use of federal funds.
Upon the acceptance of each plan by the secretary of agriculture and his or her approval of each plan, the department is authorized and empowered to accept and receive all grants of money made pursuant to the soil conservation and domestic allotment act, for the purpose of enabling the state to carry out the provisions of that plan. All those moneys, together with any moneys which may be appropriated by the state, shall be paid into a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the agricultural soil conservation program fund. That fund is established, and is available to the department for expenditures necessary in carrying out the plan, including administration expenses, expenditures in connection with educational programs and research programs in aid of the plan, and for benefit payments.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3585, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-5-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program › Section 2-5-5. - Administrative powers of department.

§ 2-5-5. Administrative powers of department.
In carrying out the provisions of this chapter and of each plan, the department has the power to designate administrative areas; to provide for the selection or election of local and community committees of persons participating or co-operating in the plan; to employ any agents or agencies and to establish any agencies that it may find to be necessary; to co-operate with local and state agencies and with agencies of other states and of the federal government; to conduct or arrange with the University of Rhode Island for the conduct of any research and educational activities in connection with the formulation and operation of the plan as may appear advisable; to enter into agreements with producers and to provide by other voluntary methods for adjustment in the utilization of land and in farming practices, and for payments in connection with these agreements or voluntary methods, in amounts which the department determines to be fair and reasonable. In carrying out the plan, the department and the director are authorized to delegate any of the powers conferred in this section to the agency as may be designated by the director and approved by the secretary of agriculture.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3585, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 2-5-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program › Section 2-5-6. - Annual report.

§ 2-5-6. Annual report.
The department in its annual report each year, shall cover the administration of any state plan and the operation of any state plan under this chapter, including the receipt and expenditures of funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3585, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 2-5-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-5 - Federal Conservation Program › Section 2-5-7. - Liability and obligations of state.

§ 2-5-7. Liability and obligations of state.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or operate to impose any financial liability upon the state as specified, and the department has no authority to incur any obligation or liability against the state under this chapter for the expenditure of funds other than the expenditure of funds payable from the agricultural soil conservation program fund, pursuant to the appropriations made for the agricultural soil conservation program fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3585, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 2-5-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act › Section 2-6-5. - Records.

§ 2-6-5. Records.
Each person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural or vegetable seeds subject to this chapter shall keep for a period of two (2) years complete records of each lot of agricultural or vegetable seed handled and keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of the lot. All records and samples pertaining to the shipment or shipments involved are accessible for inspection by the director or his or her agent during customary business hours.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 371, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act › Section 2-6-6. - Exemptions — Good faith sellers.

§ 2-6-6. Exemptions — Good faith sellers.
(a)
The provisions of §§ 2-6-3 and 2-6-4 do not apply:
(1)
To seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes;
(2)
To seed in storage in, or being transported or consigned to a cleaning or processing establishment for cleaning or processing; provided, that the invoice or labeling accompanying any shipment of the seed bears the statement “seed for processing” and any labeling or other representation which may be made with respect to the uncleaned or unprocessed seed is subject to this chapter; or
(3)
To any carrier in respect to any seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier provided the carrier is not engaged in producing, processing, or marketing agricultural or vegetable seeds subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
No person is subject to the penalties of this chapter for having sold or offered or exposed for sale agricultural or vegetable seeds which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, variety, type or origin (if required) which seeds cannot be identified by examination, unless the person has failed to obtain an invoice, genuine grower’s declaration or other labeling information and to take any other precautions that may be reasonable to insure the identity to be that stated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 371, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act › Section 2-6-8. - Seizure — Condemnation.

§ 2-6-8. Seizure — Condemnation.
Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter are subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the locality in which the seed is located. In the event the court finds the seed to be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of the seed, it shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of in compliance with the laws of this state and in no instance shall the court order the disposition of the seed without first having given the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed or permission to process or relabel it into compliance with this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 371, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act › Section 2-6-9. - Injunction.

§ 2-6-9. Injunction.
When in the performance of his or her duties the director applies to any court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations under this chapter, the injunction is to be issued without bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 371, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act › Section 2-6-10. - Violations and prosecutions.

§ 2-6-10. Violations and prosecutions.
(a)
Every violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a civil violation punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense and not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent similar offense.
(b)
No prosecution under this chapter shall be instituted without the individual first having been given an opportunity to appear before the director or his or her duly authorized agent, to introduce evidence either in person or by agent or attorney at a private hearing. If, after the hearing, or without the hearing in case the individual or his or her agent or attorney fails or refuses to appear, the director is of the opinion that the evidence warrants prosecution, the director shall proceed as provided in this section.
(c)
It is the duty of the director to institute proceedings at once against any person charged with a violation of this chapter, if, in the judgment of the director, the information submitted warrants that action.
(d)
After judgment in any case arising under this chapter, the director shall publish any information pertinent to the issuance of the judgment in any media as the director may designate from time to time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 371, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 242, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-2. - Responsibility for administration.

§ 2-7-2. Responsibility for administration.
This chapter is administered by the director of the department of environmental management, referred to as the “director”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-4. - Registration.

§ 2-7-4. Registration.
(a)
Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be registered by the manufacturer or by that person whose name appears upon the label before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the director on a form furnished by the director, and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per brand or grade registered.
(1)
All revenues received from registration fees shall be deposited as general revenues.
(2)
All applications for registration shall be accompanied by a label or true copy of the label.
(3)
Upon approval by the director, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant.
(4)
All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.
(5)
The application shall include the following information:
(i)
The brand and grade;
(ii)
The guaranteed analysis; and
(iii)
The name and address of the registrant.
(b)
A distributor is not required to register any commercial fertilizer that is already registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label does not differ in any respect.
(c)
A distributor is not required to register each grade of commercial fertilizer formulated according to specifications that are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing.
(d)
The plant nutrient content of each and every brand and grade of commercial fertilizer must remain uniform for the period of registration.
(e)
The director may require that the registration and fees required by this section be paid electronically.
(f)
In addition to the registration fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration surcharge per application.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 1, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2023, ch. 197, § 2, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 198, § 2, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-5. - Labels.

§ 2-7-5. Labels.
(a)
Any commercial fertilizer distributed in this state in containers must have on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the net weight and the information required by § 2-7-4 (a)(5)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this chapter.
(b)
In case of bulk shipments, this information, in written or printed form, shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
(c)
A commercial fertilizer formulated according to specifications furnished by a consumer prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the net weight, guaranteed analysis, and the name and address of the distributor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-6. - Tonnage reports, tonnage fees.

§ 2-7-6. Tonnage reports, tonnage fees.
(a)
There shall be paid to the department of environmental management for all commercial fertilizers distributed in this state a tonnage fee at the rate of fifteen cents (15¢) per ton: provided, that sales or exchanges between manufacturers are exempted. Tonnage fees of less than one dollar ($1.00) are waived. All registration and tonnage fees received by the director under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the general fund as general revenue.
(b)
Every person who distributes a commercial fertilizer in this state shall file with the director, on forms furnished by the director, an annual tonnage report, under oath, for the twelve-month (12) period ending June 30. The report shall set forth the net tons of each grade of commercial fertilizer distributed in this state during the twelve-month (12) period.
(c)
The tonnage report and tonnage fee are due on or before July 15 following the close of the annual period. The tonnage fee is at the rate stated in subsection (a).
(d)
If the tonnage report is not filed and/or the tonnage fee not made on or before August 1, following the close of the annual period, a collection fee amounting to ten percent (10%) (ten dollars ($10.00) minimum) of the amount shall be assessed against the registrant, and the amount of fees due shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the registrant. The director, however, in the director’s discretion, may grant a reasonable extension of time. No information furnished the director under this section shall be disclosed in a way as to divulge the operation of any person.
(e)
When more than one person is involved in the distribution of a commercial fertilizer, the last person who has the fertilizer registered and who distributes to a non-registrant (dealer or consumer) is responsible for reporting and paying the tonnage fee, unless the report and payment is made by a prior distributor of a fertilizer.
(f)
All moneys for the commercial fertilizer program shall be made available to the director for the following purposes:
(1)
To support the feed and fertilizer testing laboratory for the testing and analysis of commercial fertilizers distributed within this state for the expressed purpose of detection of deficiency; and
(2)
For payment of ancillary services, personnel, and equipment incurred in order to carry out the purposes of quality assurance defined by this chapter.
(g)
The director may require that all reports and fees required by this section be submitted electronically.
(h)
In addition to the tonnage fees, the director may charge a processing fee. The department shall set the amount of such fees through rules and regulations, with processing fees not to exceed five percent (5%) of the registration fee per report.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 197, § 2, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 198, § 2, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-7. - Inspection, sampling, analysis.

§ 2-7-7. Inspection, sampling, analysis.
(a)
It is the duty of the director, who may act through his or her authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analysis of, and test commercial fertilizers distributed within this state at any time and place and to the extent the director deems necessary to determine whether commercial fertilizers 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 commercial fertilizers subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining to this chapter, and to the records relating to their distribution.
(b)
The methods of analysis and sampling are those adopted by the fertilizer quality testing laboratory in consultation with the director from sources such as the journal of the association of official analytical chemists.
(c)
The director, in determining for administrative purposes whether any commercial fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official sample as defined in § 2-7-3(13) and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection (a).
(d)
The results of official analysis of commercial fertilizers and portions of official samples shall be distributed upon request by the dean of the college of resource development at the University of Rhode Island as provided in the regulations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 349, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-8. - Plant food deficiency.

§ 2-7-8. Plant food deficiency.
(a) Penalty for nitrogen, available phosphoric acid or phosphorus and potash or potassium.
If the analysis shows that a commercial fertilizer is deficient:
(1)
In one or more of its guaranteed primary plant foods (NPK) beyond the “investigational allowances” as established by regulation; or
(2)
If the overall index value of the fertilizer is below the level established by regulations, a penalty of three (3) times the commercial value of the deficiency or deficiencies shall be assessed
When a commercial fertilizer is subject to a penalty under both subdivisions (1) and (2), the larger penalty shall apply.
(b) Penalty for other deficiencies.
Deficiencies beyond the investigational allowances as established by regulation in any other constituent(s) covered under § 2-7-3(8)(i)(B), (C) and (D), which the registrant is required to or may guarantee, shall be evaluated and penalties prescribed for these deficiencies by the director.
(c)
Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction praying for judgment as to the justification of any penalties assessed under this section.
(d)
All penalties assessed under this section shall be paid to the consumer of the lot of commercial fertilizer, one ton minimum, represented by the sample analyzed within three (3) months after the date of notice from the director to the registrant, receipts taken for the penalties assessed and promptly forwarded to the consumer. If the consumers cannot be found, or the consumer was in possession of less than one ton of commercial fertilizer represented by the sample analyzed, the amount of penalty shall be deposited into the fertilizer quality testing fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 349, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-9. - Commercial value.

§ 2-7-9. Commercial value.
For the purpose of determining the commercial value to be applied under the provisions of § 2-7-8, the director shall determine and publish annually the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash in commercial fertilizers in this state. If guarantees are as provided in § 2-7-3(8)(ii), the value shall be per unit of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The values so determined and published shall be used in determining and assessing penalties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-10. - Misbranding.

§ 2-7-10. Misbranding.
No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is deemed to be misbranded:
(1)
If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2)
If it is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product;
(3)
If it is not labeled as required in § 2-7-5 and in accordance with regulations prescribed under this chapter; or
(4)
If it purports to be or is represented as a commercial fertilizer or is represented as containing a plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer, unless the plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer conforms to the definition of identity, if any, prescribed by regulation of the director; in the adopting of those regulations the director shall give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms as those issued by the association of American plant food control officials.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-11. - Adulteration.

§ 2-7-11. Adulteration.
No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A commercial fertilizer is deemed to be adulterated:
(1)
If it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use, which may be necessary to protect plant life, are not shown upon the label;
(2)
If its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling;
(3)
If it contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-12. - Publications.

§ 2-7-12. Publications.
The director shall publish at least annually and in any form that the director may deem proper the results of analyses based on official samples of commercial fertilizers distributed within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed under §§ 2-7-4 and 2-7-5.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-13. - Rules and regulations.

§ 2-7-13. Rules and regulations.
The director is authorized to prescribe and, after a public hearing following public notice, to enforce any rules and regulations relating to investigational allowances, definitions, records, and the distribution of commercial fertilizers that may be necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-14. - Short weight.

§ 2-7-14. Short weight.
If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of the consumer is found by the director to be short in weight, the registrant of that commercial fertilizer shall within thirty (30) days after official notice from the director pay to the consumer a penalty equal to four (4) times the value of the actual shortage.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-15. - Cancellation of registrations.

§ 2-7-15. Cancellation of registrations.
The director is authorized and empowered to cancel the registration of any brand of commercial fertilizer or to refuse to register any brand of commercial fertilizer as provided in this chapter, upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasions or attempted evasions of the provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. No registration shall be revoked or refused until the registrant has been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-16. - “Stop sale” orders.

§ 2-7-16. “Stop sale” 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 commercial fertilizer and to hold at a designated place when the director finds the commercial fertilizer 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 commercial fertilizer is released in writing by the director, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director shall release the commercial fertilizer so withdrawn when the requirements of the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-17. - Seizure, condemnation, and sale.

§ 2-7-17. Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
Any lot of commercial fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the commercial fertilizer to be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer and the laws of the state: provided, that in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial fertilizer be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial fertilizer or for permission to process or relabel the commercial fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-18. - Violations.

§ 2-7-18. Violations.
(a)
If it appears from the examination of any commercial fertilizer that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter have been violated, the director shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, or possessor from whom the sample was taken; any person notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under any rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the director. If it appears after the hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued under this chapter have been violated, the director may certify the facts to the attorney general.
(b)
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or rules and regulations issued under this chapter shall be punished in the discretion of the court.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the director or the director’s representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of the chapter when the director believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
(d)
It is the duty of the attorney general to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.
(e)
The director is authorized to apply for and the court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under the chapter notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-19. - Exchanges between manufacturers.

§ 2-7-19. Exchanges between manufacturers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers to each other by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertilizer to manufacturers or manipulators who have registered their brands as required by the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-7 - Commercial Fertilizer › Section 2-7-20. - Constitutionality.

§ 2-7-20. Constitutionality.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter shall for any reason be judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-9 - Forestry Functions of Department of Environmental Management › Section 2-9-3. - Leases and concessions on reservations.

§ 2-9-3. Leases and concessions on reservations.
The department of environmental management may let, rent or lease any parts of the reservations under its control or any building on the reservation and may grant any concessions on or about those reservations, as in the opinion of the director of environmental management may seem necessary or advisable, but not for periods in excess of five (5) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1919, ch. 1742, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-9-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-9 - Forestry Functions of Department of Environmental Management › Section 2-9-4. - Employees — Records — Annual report.

§ 2-9-4. Employees — Records — Annual report.
The director of environmental management shall determine the duties of all employees, remove them in the manner provided by chapter 4 of title 36, and make all reasonable rules and regulations concerning them. The maps, plans, documents, records, books, papers, and accounts of the department are subject to public inspection at any times that the director may determine. The director shall make an annual report to the general assembly together with a full statement of the receipts and disbursements of the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 3; P.L. 1929, ch. 1357, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 2-9-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-9 - Forestry Functions of Department of Environmental Management › Section 2-9-5. - Appropriations — Expenses.

§ 2-9-5. Appropriations — Expenses.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums that it may deem necessary for the purposes of this chapter; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sums appropriated, or sums that may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the director of environmental management.
History of Section.
P.L. 1919, ch. 1742, § 4; P.L. 1920, ch. 1837, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 3; P.L. 1926, ch. 824, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1357, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 2-9-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-9 - Forestry Functions of Department of Environmental Management › Section 2-9-6. - Publication of information.

§ 2-9-6. Publication of information.
It is the duty of the director of environmental management to obtain and publish information concerning the extent and condition of the forest lands in the state and the means of protecting the forests from fire and other depredation, and to diffuse as widely as possible, by public addresses and personal communication, a knowledge of practical forestry and methods of replanting deforested areas.
History of Section.
P.L. 1906, ch. 1322, § 2; G. L. 1909, ch. 239, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-9-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › 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.
The director of environmental management is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and subject, in the case of real property, to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 37, to accept on behalf of the state any property given to the state absolutely and in fee simple for general forest demonstration and experimentation purposes, but no acceptance makes the state in any manner legally or equitably liable to any person relative to the care, preservation or use of the property. All deeds, contracts and other documents in connection with the transfer of the property shall be approved by the attorney general.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 6; P.L. 1931, ch. 1764, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-2. - Use of property.

§ 2-10-2. Use of property.
Property accepted pursuant to § 2-10-1 shall be used by the department of environmental management under the supervision of the director, for any forest demonstration and experimentation purposes that they deem best designed to promote the science and practice of forestry in this state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 7; P.L. 1931, ch. 1764, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-2; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-3. - State forestry fund.

§ 2-10-3. State forestry fund.
Whenever appropriate receipts, monetary gifts, or securities are received, the director of environmental management shall give the funds to the general treasurer until he or she desires to use the funds for forest demonstration and experimentation purposes and the general treasurer shall keep those funds in a special account known as the state forestry fund, and he or she shall invest and reinvest the funds in those securities that by law the sinking fund commission is authorized to invest in. Whenever the director desires to convert any of those investments into cash to be used to promote the science and practice of forestry in this state, the director shall notify the general treasurer in writing who shall forthwith proceed to carry out his or her request. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment from those investments of any of those sums upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the director.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1764, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 200; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 23, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-3.1. - Assessment of fees for forestry services.

§ 2-10-3.1. Assessment of fees for forestry services.
The director of the department of environmental management shall promulgate regulations for the purposes of assessing fees for services provided by the division of forest environment as outlined in chapters 15 and 19 of this title, as well as for services provided by the division of forest environment for the protection, enhancement, and management of this state’s forest resources and these funds shall be deposited within the state forestry fund as provided for in § 2-10-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 23, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-5. - Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and gifts.

§ 2-10-5. Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and gifts.
(a)
The director of environmental management, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 37, to acquire by rental, lease or purchase any property which in the judgment of the director and the governor is suitable for use in the establishment and maintenance of camp sites in connection with the work of any public agency engaged in conservation projects or in the establishment and maintenance of forest areas for any purposes that may be required by law.
(b)
The director may also accept any allotment or grant of money from the United States government for the purchase and development of property for the uses stated.
(c)(1)
The director may accept gifts of money as provided in § 2-10-1.
(2)
All sums of money accepted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be turned over to the general treasurer and placed in a special fund known as the state forestry fund.
(d)
The director, from the funds received under the provisions of this chapter, may expend sums of money for the purchase of forest lands and for the purpose of development of the property acquired for forest stewardship programs and for the maintenance of state forests.
(e)
All deeds, contracts and other documents in connection with the transfer of property shall be approved as to form by the attorney general.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 10; P.L. 1935, ch. 2218, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 3105, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-5; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 23, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-6. - Deposit of forest revenues.

§ 2-10-6. Deposit of forest revenues.
The director of environmental management shall deposit with the general treasurer in the state forestry fund as provided for in § 2-10-3 all moneys received from the sale of forest products cut in the state forests, state forest parks or other reservations within the state, and receipts from the sale of land belonging to the state and used for forest purposes.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 223, § 8; P.L. 1940, ch. 914, § 2; P.L. 1944, ch. 1443, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-6; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 23, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-7. - Repealed.

§ 2-10-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 223, § 9; P.L. 1940, ch. 914, § 2; 1944, ch. 1443, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1966, ch. 224, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-8. - Receipt of federal grants.

§ 2-10-8. Receipt of federal grants.
The general treasurer is authorized to receive any moneys that may be placed at the disposal of the state by the United States government, or any department of the United States, under the provisions of any law, cooperative agreement or otherwise, for the purpose of protecting, preserving or developing the woodlands and forestry in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1909, ch. 451, § 15; P.L. 1922, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 281, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 224, § 15; P.L. 1944, ch. 1444, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-9. - Receipts from land condemned by United States.

§ 2-10-9. Receipts from land condemned by United States.
Any sums received by the state as the proceeds resulting from the condemnation by the federal government, or any agency or agent of the federal government, of any lands, under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental management shall be deposited in the general fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1492, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, §§ 1, 3; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-9; P.L. 1959, ch. 134, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-11. - Purchase and sale of seedlings.

§ 2-10-11. Purchase and sale of seedlings.
For the purpose of encouraging reforestation, the director of environmental management is authorized and empowered to purchase, and resell at cost to the owners of any farm or woodlands in this state, tree seedlings to be planted on those farms or land. Nothing in this section authorizes the director to incur any obligation for the payment of any sum by the state nor to charge any fee or profit for his or her services under this section.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 5; P.L. 1928, ch. 1136, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-12. - Operation of nurseries.

§ 2-10-12. Operation of nurseries.
The state is authorized to establish, operate and maintain nurseries for the production of forest seedlings. Those trees may be used to reforest any land owned by the state, or may be used for planting on other public lands any such terms deemed to be for the public benefit. Any surplus may be supplied to owners of private land, at a price not exceeding the cost of production, for reforestation purposes upon rural land which has an assessed value of not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) per acre. Trees so purchased by owners of private land for reforestation of rural land shall not be removed from the premises of the rural landowner with the roots attached.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 280, § 11; P.L. 1938, ch. 2609, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 9; G.L., ch. 223, § 12, as redesignated by P.L. 1940, ch. 914, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-10 - State Forests and Forestry Projects › Section 2-10-13. - Enforcement.

§ 2-10-13. Enforcement.
It is the duty of the director of environmental management or his or her authorized representative to enforce the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 15 of this title and to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation, that, in his or her opinion, is guilty of the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and in all those prosecutions the director or the director’s authorized representative is not required to enter into any recognizance or to give surety for costs. It is the duty of the attorney general to conduct the prosecution brought by the director under the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 15 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 103; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 10; G.L., ch. 223, § 13, as redesignated by P.L. 1940, ch. 914, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-13; P.L. 1958, ch. 172, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry › Chapter 2-11 - Forest Fire Personnel › Section 2-11-1. - Definitions.

§ 2-11-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1)
“Authorized representative” means anyone recognized and/or appointed and/or commissioned by the director of the department of environmental management to exercise and pursue the laws, rules and regulations intended by this chapter.
(2)
“Authorized senior officer” means a member of a fire organization who is authorized by the fire chief to issue burning permits.
(3)
“Director” means the director of the department of environmental management.
(4)
“Fire chief” means the elected, appointed, designated or recognized leader and member of a fire organization.
(5)
“Flammable material” means any substance that will burn, including, but not limited to, refuse, debris, waste, forest material, brush, stumps, logs, rubbish, fallen timber, grass, stubble, leaves, fallow land, slash crops or crop residue.
(6)
“Forest fire” or “Wildland fire” means any fire occurring on forest land or wildland.
(7)
“Forest land” or “Wildland” means timbered land, potential timber producing land, cutover or burned timber land or grass lands not including lands devoted to agriculture.
(8)
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, municipality, other public body, legal entity, employee or agent of the person.
(9)
“Senior officer” means a member of a fire organization who would be next in command during the absence of the fire chief.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 2-11-1; P.L. 1970, ch. 124, § 2.