Section 2-23-7. – Severability.
§ 2-23-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or determination made under this chapter, or application of this chapter to any person, agency, or circumstances is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter and its application to any person, agency, or circumstances shall not be affected by the […]
Section 2-22-8. – Misbranding.
§ 2-22-8. Misbranding. No person shall distribute a misbranded soil amendment. A soil amendment is deemed to be misbranded if: (a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (b) It is distributed under the name of another soil amendment; (c) It is not labeled as required in §§ 2-22-4 and 2-22-5 and in […]
Section 2-23.1-1. – Findings.
§ 2-23.1-1. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (a) That the preservation and expansion of agriculture are goals of the state; (b) That among economic activities, agriculture is uniquely dependent on the land; (c) That land use and water usage regulation and land taxation can have significant impacts on the viability of agricultural operations; […]
Section 2-22-9. – Stop sale, use, or removal orders.
§ 2-22-9. Stop sale, use, or removal orders. The director of environmental management may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment and to hold at a designated place when the director finds the soil amendment is being offered […]
Section 2-23.1-2. – Purpose.
§ 2-23.1-2. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to foster communications between cities and towns and farmers on local actions that have a direct and significant impact on agricultural operations. History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 314, § 1.
Section 2-22-10. – Penalties for violations.
§ 2-22-10. Penalties for violations. (a) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter is subject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100). The penalty shall not be greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or in addition to the penalty, […]
Section 2-23.1-3. – Duties of the department.
§ 2-23.1-3. Duties of the department. The director of the department of environmental management shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. The division of agriculture shall by March 1, 2006, establish a list by city and town of agricultural operations, as defined in § 2-23-4, that have […]
Section 2-22-11. – Rules and regulations.
§ 2-22-11. Rules and regulations. The director of environmental management is authorized pursuant to publication and notice to adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to sampling, analytical methods, form, minimum percentages, soil amending ingredients, exempted materials, investigational allowances, definitions, records, labels, labeling, liability bond, misbranding, mislabeling, and the distribution of soil amendments as may […]
Section 2-22-12. – Adulteration.
§ 2-22-12. Adulteration. No person shall distribute an adulterated soil amendment. A soil amendment is deemed to be adulterated if: (1) It contains any deleterious or harmful agent in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant, animal, or aquatic life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or contains […]
Section 2-21-8. – Inspection, sampling, analysis.
§ 2-21-8. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty of the director, who may act through his or her authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analyses, and test agricultural liming materials distributed within this state as he or she deems necessary to determine whether those agricultural liming materials are in compliance with the provisions […]