§ 2-23.1-3 - Duties of the department. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 2-23.1-3

   § 2-23.1-3  Duties of the department.– The director of the department of environmental management shall adopt suchrules as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. Thedivision of agriculture shall by March 1, 2006, establish a list by city andtown of agricultural operations, as defined in § 2-23-4, that have acurrent level II certificate of exemption pursuant to paragraph (32) of §44-18-30, and shall provide by April 15, biennially commencing in 2008 to eachcity and town where such agricultural operations are located, a notificationlist of such agricultural operations located in whole or in part in the city ortown. The list so established shall only include those agricultural operationsthat meet the criteria herein set forth and that have applied in writing to beon the list. Applications to be on the list shall be made not later thanDecember 31, 2005 and every two (2) years thereafter, and shall include thename of the agricultural operations and location, the name and mailing addressof the person to receive notification a copy of the certificate of exemption,and such other information as the department may require to determine whetherthe criteria set forth in this section have been satisfied.