Rhode Island § 2-7-16 - Commercial Fertilizer

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§ 2-7-16. Commercial Fertilizer

R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-7-16

§ 2-7-16. “Stop sale” orders.

The director may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale, use, or removal” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of commercial fertilizer and to hold at a designated place when the director finds the commercial fertilizer is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter until the law has been complied with and the commercial fertilizer is released in writing by the director, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director shall release the commercial fertilizer so withdrawn when the requirements of the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.

History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.

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Section 2-7-16 ("Commercial Fertilizer") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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