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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 2-17-1. – Nuisances.
§ 2-17-1. Nuisances. The pupae, nests, eggs and caterpillars of the gypsy and brown-tail moths, and these moths, are declared public nuisances, and their suppression is authorized and required. No owner or occupant of an estate infested with those nuisances shall by reason of this infestation be liable to an action, civil or criminal, except […]