Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-4. Inspection of nursery stock before sale or distribution
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It is unlawful for any person to sell, to offer for sale, to distribute or cause to be distributed from a nursery or other premises, any nursery stock, until the nursery stock has been officially inspected by the director and certified as apparently free from injurious insects and plant diseases, or unless there has been issued with regard to that nursery stock, by an authorized plant regulatory official of another state, or the federal government, a valid certificate attesting to freedom from injurious insects and plant diseases.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-4, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-4
- Director: means the director of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island, and his or her authorized agents. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-2
- Nursery: means any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is propagated, grown, or cultivated, or from which nursery stock is collected for sale purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-2
- Nursery stock: means all hardy, deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, vines and other plants having a persistent woody stem, whether wild or cultivated, and plant parts, for and capable of propagation. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-2
- Person: means a corporation, company, society, association, partnership, governmental agency, and any individual or combination of individuals. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-2