Rhode Island

Provides state-specific laws and regulations, as well as links to other sites with state legal information.

• Administrative Code and Statutes
• Other State Legal Resources

For state-specific resources with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species, see our Rhode Island State Resources page.

Administrative Code and Statutes

• Rhode Island General Laws - State Laws
  • Agriculture and Forestry (Title 2)
    • Rhode Island Seed Act (Chapter 2-6)
      • Label Requirements (Section 2-6-3)
      • Prohibitions (Section 2-6-4)
    • Protection of Trees and Plants Generally (Chapter 2-15)
      • Removal of injurious plants (Section 2-15-5)
    • General Plant Pest Act (Chapter 2-16)
    • Interstate Pest Control Compact (Chapter 2-16.1)
    • Diseases and Parasites (Chapter 2-17)
  • Waters and Navigation (Title 46)
    • Ballast Water (Chapter 46-17.3)
  
  
• Rhode Island - Final Rules and Regulations
  • Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Exotic Wild Animals (PDF | 69 KB)
  • Rules and Regulations Under the Rhode Island State Seed Law (PDF | 16 KB)

Other State Legal Resources

• Department of Environmental Management, Division of Agriculture
  • Rules and Regulations Governing the Suppression of White Pine Blister Rust (Dec 29, 2004; PDF | 124 KB)
  
  
• Environmental Law Institute
  • Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010); includes 11 States (CA, CO, FL, LA, ME, MD, NJ, NM, OR, RI, TN)
  
  
• Invasive Species Action Network
  • Status of Felt Restrictions in the United States - Rhode Island
  
  
• National Plant Board
  • State Plant Quarantine Summaries (select State)
  
  
• Rhode Island General Assembly