(a)  No person shall engage as a nursery worker in this state without first obtaining a nursery worker‘s license from the department. The license expires on March 31 of each year, and application for renewal of license shall be made annually prior to that date. Applications for license or renewal of license shall be in writing, on a form prescribed by the department, and be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Each applicant for a nursery worker’s license shall certify that he or she will buy and distribute only nursery stock which has been officially inspected and certified and that he or she will, on request of the department, furnish a list of all sources from which he or she secures nursery stock and of all of his or her places of business where he or she sells that stock. No license is transferable.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-9

  • Department: means the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-2
  • 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
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • 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
  • Nursery worker: means the person who owns, leases, manages, or is in charge of a nursery. 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

(b)  Any park, arboretum, forestry department, or any other state or municipal agency growing nursery stock solely for use on its own property or in connection with public reforestation projects are exempt from obtaining a license and are not considered to be operating commercial nurseries, but are required to register annually with the director, and are made subject to any of the inspection and the certification requirements of this chapter that may apply.

History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-9, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 22, § 4.