(a)  As part of his or her responsibility in administering this chapter, the director will carry out a program of monitoring the amounts of pesticides throughout the environment in the state. Portions of the environment to be monitored will include but will not be limited to: fresh and salt waters of the state; soils; crops intended for human or animal consumption; places where food is served commercially or in institutions and where food for human or animal consumption is handled, stored, transported, prepared, or processed; and wildlife.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-16

  • Animal: means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including, but not limited to, man and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4
  • Board: means the pesticide advisory board as provided for under Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4
  • Director: means the director of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4
  • Environment: includes water, air, land, and all plants and humans and other living animals in it, and the interrelationships which exist among these. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4
  • Pesticide: means :

    (i)  Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; and

    (ii)  Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4

  • Wildlife: means all living things that are neither human nor, as defined in this chapter, pests, including but not limited to mammals, birds, and aquatic life. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25-4

(b)  Results of the monitoring program will be reviewed at least annually by the pesticide relief advisory board.

(c)  In carrying out the provisions of this section, the director may enter into agreements with public or private agencies to secure any technical assistance it deems necessary.

History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 191, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-41.1-16; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.