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 2-17-3. – Powers of director.
§ 2-17-3. Powers of director. The director of environmental management may make all necessary rules and regulations governing all work done by the chief entomologist to enforce the provision of §§ 2-17-1 — 2-17-8. The director may act in cooperation with any person or persons, corporation or corporations, including other states, the United States or […]
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 […]
Section 2-17-4. – Appropriations and expenses.
§ 2-17-4. Appropriations and expenses. To meet the expenses incurred under the authority of §§ 2-17-1 — 2-17-8 there shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the state any sum that the general assembly may annually appropriate, to be expended under the direction of the director of environmental management, from time to […]
Section 2-17-5. – Importation or transportation of infestation.
§ 2-17-5. Importation or transportation of infestation. No imagos, eggs, caterpillars, or pupae of the gypsy or brown-tail moths, and no lumber (new or old), wood, posts, shrubs, trees, or branches, stone or rubbish, nor any material which by reason of having been exposed to infestation is liable to carry the live eggs, imagos, caterpillars, […]
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 […]