Rhode Island § 23-25-24 - Pesticide Control

§ 23-25-24. Cooperation with other agencies.

The director may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with any agency of the federal government, of this state and its subdivisions, or with any agency of another state, in order to:

(1) Secure uniformity of regulations;

(2) Enter into cooperative agreements with the EPA to register pesticides under the authority of this chapter and FIFRA;

(3) Cooperate in the enforcement of the federal pesticide control laws through the use of state and/or federal personnel and facilities to implement cooperative enforcement programs, including, but not limited to, the registration and inspection of establishments;

(4) Develop and administer state plans for training and for certification of applicators consistent with federal standards;

(5) Contract for training with other agencies for the purpose of training applicators to be certified or licensed;

(6) Contract for monitoring pesticides for the national plan;

(7) Prepare, submit, and maintain state plans to meet federal certification standards, as provided for in § 4 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136i(a) to (c); and

(8) Regulate certified and licensed applicators.