No person shall transport, store, or dispose of any pesticide or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, beneficial insects or to pollute any waterway or water body in a way harmful to any wildlife in the waterway or waterbody. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the storing and disposal of those pesticides or pesticide containers. These standards shall be consistent with any regulations promulgated pursuant to § 19 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136q, or any acts cited therein.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-25-19
Storing and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers
Known as the Pesticide Control Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (41 sections).
P.L. 1976, ch. 191, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-41.1-19; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.