Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

The invalidity of any part or portion of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remaining part of this chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the director of health in an extreme emergency to the public health from exercising powers provided in §§ 23-1-20 — 23-1-23.

(a) Consistent with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the mosquito abatement board shall establish a competitive grant program. Only a mosquito abatement district formed or authorized pursuant to §…

Mosquitoes in Rhode Island do not pose a routine threat to the public health. There has rarely, if ever, been a case of mosquito-transmitted viral encephalitis recorded in this state. Mosquitoes are recognized to be a nuisance problem to the residents of this state. Specifically,…

There shall be established a state mosquito abatement board consisting of eleven (11) members. The board shall have the authority to approve, authorize, regulate, terminate and/or deny any and all mosquito abatement programs of any type within the state. The board shall have the …

(a) The directors of the departments of health and environmental management, or their designees, shall be ex officio members. The governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint one professional agricultural chemist, one professional wildlife biologist, one pro…

(a) Any vacancy which may occur in the board shall be filled by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself. (b) Six (6) members of the board shall constitute a quorum. (c…

The members of the board shall meet initially at the call of the director of environmental management and, at their first meeting, shall elect a chairperson, a secretary, and any other officers that they may find necessary. Thereafter, the board shall meet as necessary, but not l…

Upon the appointment of the two (2) new members prescribed in subsection 23-7-5(b), the board shall elect from among its members a chair. Thereafter, the board shall annually elect in October a chair from among the members. The board may elect from among its members such other of…

Newly appointed and qualified members of the board and new designees of ex officio members are required to complete a training course within six (6) months of their qualification or designation. The course shall be developed by the chair of the board, approved by the board and co…

Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the board shall approve and submit an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state of its activities during that fiscal year. The repo…

Any city or town or subdivision of a city or town or any two (2) or more cities and towns in Rhode Island and bordering communities may become a mosquito abatement district in accordance with chapter 43 of title 45. That district must be titled “The mosquito abatement district”. …

With the prior approval and written consent of the state mosquito abatement board, the council of the district shall have the power to take all necessary or proper steps for the extermination of mosquitoes within the district and to abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water …

Any decision of the state mosquito abatement board on a proposed mosquito abatement program may be appealed to the director of environmental management. Appeal proceedings shall be in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42.