{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-16-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-16-7","heading":"Compensation for loss or destruction of infested plants.","body":"No damages shall be awarded to the owner for the loss or destruction of infested or infected plants, plant products, or other articles or reimbursement made for expenses incurred incident to the application of the prescribed preventive or remedial measures. The infected or infested plants, plant products, or articles are a public menace. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as preventing financial assistance to owners where that financial assistance is provided for under specific legislation other than this chapter.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 16 General Plant Pest Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-16/2-16-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:17:58Z","sha256":"96f84b180271348dc39259dfccf4012c7efa12db3330d67887e9ad2d63d3992e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-16-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-16-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}