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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Section 2-17-2. – Chief entomologist.
§ 2-17-2. Chief entomologist. The director of environmental management shall appoint, as chief entomologist, some person, qualified by scientific training and practical experience, to superintend the work of suppressing and exterminating the gypsy and brown-tail moths, who is responsible to the director for the performance of his or her work and whose duty it is […]