(a)  All nursery stock shipped into this state from any country, state, commonwealth, province, territory, or the District of Columbia, shall bear on each box, package, bale, container, bundle, or other unit, a certificate of inspection, its facsimile, or an official tag, stating that the nursery stock contained within or bundled has been inspected by an authorized plant regulatory officer of the state of origin or of the United States department of agriculture, and that the stock was found to be free from all injurious insects and plant diseases. Any container or bundle bearing a certificate of fumigation or other treatment which meets the requirements specified in regulations made under the authority of § 2-18.1-21 may be accepted as though bearing a proper certificate of inspection.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-18.1-18

  • Department: means the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island. 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8

(b)  In case nursery stock is brought into this state without the required certificate of inspection or treatment, the consignee is required to return it to the consignor at the expense of the latter.

History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 2-18.1-18, as assigned, P.L. 1962, ch. 132, § 1.