{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-12-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-12-15","heading":"Powers and duties of director — Rulemaking.","body":"The director shall, from time to time, make regulations carrying out the provisions and requirements of §§ 4-12-1 — 4-12-17, including regulations under which inspectors and other employees shall:\n(1) Inspect apiaries and equipment associated with beekeeping;\n(2) Investigate, control, eradicate, and prevent the dissemination of honey bee diseases and pests; and\n(3) Supervise or cause the treatment, control or destruction of honey bees infected with diseases or pests.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 12 Apiculture"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-12/4-12-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:07Z","sha256":"71c167c87436729f32cfa0c109e4e286970c7f2314ddb9195662fe2cbdc7bcb7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-12-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-12-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}