R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-1-9: Enforcement of marketing laws.

It is the duty of the director of environmental management to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of §§ 2-1-8 — 2-1-12, chapter 6 of this title and chapters 17 and 18 of title 21, and the provisions of any rule or regulations promulgated by the director of the department of environmental management to carry out those provisions. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum it may deem necessary to pay the salary and expenses of the director of environmental management.