Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 2-6 – Rhode Island Seed Act


§ 2-6-1	Short title
§ 2-6-2	Definitions
§ 2-6-3	Label requirements
§ 2-6-4	Prohibitions
§ 2-6-5	Records
§ 2-6-6	Exemptions – Good faith sellers
§ 2-6-7	Duties and authority of the director of the department of environmental management
§ 2-6-8	Seizure – Condemnation
§ 2-6-9	Injunction
§ 2-6-10	Violations and prosecutions

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 2-6 - Rhode Island Seed Act

Acquired entity: means the entity, all of one or more classes or series of interests of which are acquired in an interest exchange. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Advertisement: means all representations, other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means, relating to seed within the scope of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Agricultural seed: means the seeds of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within this state as agricultural seeds, lawn seeds and mixtures of those seeds, and may include noxious weed seeds when the director determines that the seed is being used as agricultural seed. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Board: means the state board of social work examiners for licensure of social workers. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Board: means the board of physical therapy established by § 5-40-2. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Rhode Island General Laws 6A-2-103
Certifying agency: means :

(i) an agency authorized under the laws of a state, territory or possession to officially certify seed; or

(ii) an agency of a foreign country determined by the U. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Consumer protection unit: means the consumer protection unit of the department of the attorney general. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Day: means calendar day, except that if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, there is an extension of time to the conclusion of the next business day. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Department: means the Rhode Island department of business regulation and the official actions, duties, and responsibilities of its director, deputy directors, employees, or authorized designees. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
Department: means the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Department: means the department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Diagnostic imaging: means techniques used to capture an image of a body part. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Director: means the director of the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island and/or his or her authorized deputies or agents. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of business regulation, department officials, or authorized individuals designated by the director to take official actions. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Division: means the division of professional regulation in the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Documentary material: means the original or a copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording wherever situate. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Estimate: means the repair shop's determination of the cost of parts and the cost of labor needed to perform offered services. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Examination: means an examination approved by the department in consultation with the board. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Experience: means three thousand (3,000) hours of post-master's practice of clinical social work during a twenty-four (24) to seventy-two (72) month period of time immediately preceding the date of application for licensure. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Filing entity: means an entity whose formation requires the filing of a public organic record. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Flat rate: means relevant time allocated to a job as indicated in the manual used. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Governor: means :

(i) A director of a business corporation or an officer of a business corporation that has no board of directors;

(ii) A director or trustee of a nonprofit corporation;

(iii) A general partner of a general partnership;

(iv) A general partner of a limited partnership;

(v) A manager of a manager-managed limited liability company;

(vi) A member of a member-managed limited liability company;

(vii) A director of a general cooperative association;

(viii) A director of a limited cooperative association;

(ix) A manager of an unincorporated nonprofit association;

(x) A trustee of a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust; or

(xi) Any other person under whose authority the powers of an entity are exercised and under whose direction the activities and affairs of the entity are managed pursuant to the organic law and organic rules of the entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Guarantee: means an obligation undertaken by a repair shop to re-repair a vehicle at no charge, or at a reduced charge, for parts or labor or both. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Hybrid: means the first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the pollination and by combining: (1) two (2) or more inbred lines; (2) one inbred or a single cross with an open pollination variety; or (3) two (2) varieties or species, except open-pollinated varieties of corn (Zea mays). See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
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
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Interest: means :

(i) A share in a business corporation;

(ii) A membership in a nonprofit corporation;

(iii) A partnership interest in a general partnership;

(iv) A partnership interest in a limited partnership;

(v) A membership interest in a limited liability company;

(vi) A share in a general cooperative association;

(vii) A member's interest in a limited cooperative association;

(viii) A membership in an unincorporated nonprofit association;

(ix) A beneficial interest in a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust; or

(x) A governance interest or distributional interest in any other type of unincorporated entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Interest exchange: means a transaction authorized by subpart 3. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Interest holder: means :

(i) A shareholder of a business corporation;

(ii) A member of a nonprofit corporation;

(iii) A general partner of a general partnership;

(iv) A general partner of a limited partnership;

(v) A limited partner of a limited partnership;

(vi) A member of a limited liability company;

(vii) A shareholder of a general cooperative association;

(viii) A member of a limited cooperative association;

(ix) A member of an unincorporated nonprofit association;

(x) A beneficiary or beneficial owner of a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust; or

(xi) Any other direct holder of an interest. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Interest holder liability: means :

(i) Personal liability for a liability of an entity which is imposed on a person:

(A) Solely by reason of the status of the person as an interest holder; or

(B) By the organic rules of the entity which make one or more specified interest holders or categories of interest holders liable in their capacity as interest holders for all or specified liabilities of the entity; or

(ii) An obligation of an interest holder under the organic rules of an entity to contribute to the entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Invoice: means a bill, in writing, listing the details of the transaction between the repair shop and the customer as required by this part. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Jurisdiction of formation: means the jurisdiction whose law governs the internal affairs of an entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Kind: means one or more related species or sub-species which, singly or collectively, is known by one common name, for example, corn, oats, alfalfa, and timothy. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Labeling: means all labels, and other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, accompanying or pertaining to any seed whether in bulk or in containers, and includes representations on invoices. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
License: means a license issued by the department to practice physical therapy. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop: means a motor vehicle glass repair shop that has a current, valid license for motor vehicle glass repair issued under this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Lot: means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors which appear in the labeling. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Merger: means a transaction authorized by subpart 2. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Merging entity: means an entity that is a party to a merger and exists immediately before the merger becomes effective. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Motor vehicle: means every vehicle operated or driven upon a public highway that is propelled by any power other than muscular power, except:

(A) Electrically-driven mobility assistance devices operated or driven by a person with a disability;

(B) Vehicles that run only upon rails or tracks;

(C) Snowmobiles;

(D) Farm-type tractors and all-terrain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes; and

(E) Towed vehicles designed and primarily used for some purpose other than transporting people or property. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Motor vehicle glass repair: means the business or act of repairing or replacing damaged or undamaged glass in motor vehicles for compensation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
Motor vehicle glass repair shop: means a person or entity who or that, for compensation, or with the intention or expectation of receiving the same, repairs or replaces, or undertakes to repair or replace, motor vehicle glass. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
motor vehicle repair business: means any place, establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicles, including engines, carburetors, brakes, transmissions, muffler systems, electrical systems, and general running gear of motor vehicles exclusive of auto body repairs; and including any used automobile dealership, but excluding any new automobile dealership. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.1-3
motor vehicle repair business: means any place, establishment, garage, outdoor work area, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicles, including engines, carburetors, brakes, transmissions, muffler systems, electrical systems, and general running gear of motor vehicles including auto body repairs; and including any used automobile dealership, but excluding any new automobile dealership. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.2-3
motor vehicle repair business: means any place, establishment, garage, outdoor work area, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicles, including engines, carburetors, brakes, transmissions, muffler systems, electrical systems, and general running gear of motor vehicles including autobody repairs; and including any used automobile dealership, but excluding any new automobile dealership. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.4-3
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Organic law: means the law of an entity's jurisdiction of formation governing the internal affairs of the entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Organic rules: means the public organic record and private organic rules of an entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Partnership agreement: means the agreement, whether or not referred to as a partnership agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the partners of a limited partnership concerning the matters described in § 7-13. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Person: means individuals, associations, partnerships, firms, and corporations, and the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.5-3
Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, cooperative housing corporation, workers' cooperative, producers' cooperative, consumer's cooperative, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Physical therapist: means an individual who is licensed by the department to practice physical therapy. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Physical therapist assistant: means an individual who is licensed by the department to assist in the practice of physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Physical therapy: means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plan: means a plan of merger, plan of interest exchange, plan of conversion, or plan of domestication. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Plan of merger: means a plan under § 7-13. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Practice of physical therapy: means :

(i)(A) Examination, evaluation, treatment, and instruction of patients/clients to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and limit physical disability, physical dysfunction, and pain from injury, disease, and any other bodily conditions;

(B) Administration, interpretation, and evaluation of tests and measurements of bodily functions and structures;

(C) The planning, administration, evaluation, and modification of treatment and instruction, including the use of physical measures, activities, and devices, for preventive and therapeutic purposes;

(D) The provision of consultative, educational, and other advisory services for the purpose of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, physical dysfunction, and pain; and

(E) Ordering diagnostic imaging and studies that are performed and interpreted by other licensed healthcare professionals pursuant to the provisions of § 5-40-23. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Private organic rules: means the rules, whether or not in a record, that govern the internal affairs of an entity, are binding on all its interest holders, and are not part of its public organic record, if any. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Prohibited noxious weed seeds: means the seeds of perennial weeds that not only reproduce by seed but also spread by underground roots, stems and other reproductive parts, and which, when well established, are highly destructive and difficult to control in this state by ordinary good cultural practice. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Property: means all property, whether real, personal, or mixed or tangible or intangible, or any right or interest therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Protected agreement: means :

(i) A record evidencing indebtedness and any related agreement in effect on January 1, 2023;

(ii) An agreement that is binding on an entity on January 1, 2023;

(iii) The organic rules of an entity in effect on January 1, 2023; or

(iv) An agreement that is binding on any of the governors or interest holders of an entity on January 1, 2023. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
Public organic record: means the record the filing of which by the secretary of state is required to form an entity and any amendment to or restatement of that record. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Reasonable fee for making an estimate: means an amount based on no more than the shop's labor charge, calculated by clock hours, or one dollar ($1. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Repair: means any alteration or adjustment to a motor vehicle, or diagnoses of a malfunction. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
repair shop: means any person who, for compensation, is wholly or partially engaged in the business of repairing or diagnosing motor vehicle malfunctions, except that these terms do not include:

(i) Any employee of a motor vehicle repair shop who engages in the business of repairing motor vehicles solely by reason of his or her employment;

(ii) Any person who is solely engaged in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a single commercial or industrial establishment, or of the federal, state, or local government or any agency thereof;

(iii) Any person whose activities consist solely of fueling, changing oil, water, batteries, or tires, replacing fan belts, air filters, or oil filters, installing windshield wiper blades or light bulbs, or other minor repair and servicing functions that the director by rule prescribes;

(iv) Any person solely engaged in the business of repairing farm- or road-building machines, or any other utility vehicles that the director may by regulation designate;

(v) Any person who is governed by the provisions of chapters 5 and 5. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Restricted noxious weed seeds: means the seeds of weeds that are objectionable in fields, lawns, and gardens of this state, but can be controlled by good cultural practices. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Rhode Island General Laws 6A-2-103
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Statement of merger: means a statement under § 7-13. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Supervision: means face-to-face contact with a licensed independent clinical social worker for the purpose of apprising the supervisor of the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of each client; receiving oversight and guidance from the supervisor in the delivery of clinical social-work services to each client; and being evaluated by the supervisor. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-39.1-2
Supervision: means that a licensed physical therapist is at all times responsible for supportive personnel and students. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-40-1
Surviving entity: means the entity that continues in existence after or is created by a merger. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Timely written demand: means a request, in writing, made to the repair shop operator by the customer before any work is done on the vehicle. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Transfer: includes :

(i) An assignment;

(ii) A conveyance;

(iii) A sale;

(iv) A lease;

(v) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest;

(vi) A gift; and

(vii) A transfer by operation of law. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
Treated: means given an application of a substance or subjected to a process designed to reduce, control, or repel disease organisms, insects, or other pests which attack seeds or seedlings growing therefrom. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Type: means a group of varieties so nearly similar that the individual varieties cannot be clearly differentiated except under special conditions. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Type of entity: means a generic form of entity:

(i) Recognized at common law; or

(ii) Formed under an organic law, whether or not some entities formed under that organic law are subject to provisions of that law that create different categories of the form of entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-1101
United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
Variety: means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, yield, plant, fruit, seed, or other characteristics, by which it can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Vegetable seeds: means the seeds of those crops which are grown in gardens and on truck farms and are generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seeds in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Warranty: means a promise made by a manufacturer that a vehicle will be repaired at no charge, or at a reduced charge, for parts or labor or both. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2
Weed seeds: means the seeds of all plants generally recognized as weeds within this state and includes noxious weed seeds. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-6-2
Work order: means an authorization, either oral or written, on the part of the customer for the repair shop to perform a service. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-38.3-2