Rhode Island § 46-12-15 § 46-12-15. Inspection powers — Rules and regulations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-12-15 — § 46-12-15. Inspection powers — Rules and regulations.

Rhode Island § 46-12-15

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-12Water Pollution

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12-15 (2026).

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§ 46-12-15. Inspection powers — Rules and regulations.
The director shall have full powers to inspect, and make orders regulating and directing
            all methods, means, and devices employed on any steamer or other vessel in the waters
            of the state, or at any installation on land, in receiving, carrying, storing, heating,
            handling or discharging any petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, tar, oil, or any product
            or mixture thereof; and the director may by order establish all rules and regulations
            to prevent the discharge or escape of any of the substances into the waters of the
            state.
         

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§ 46-12-15. Inspection powers — Rules and regulations.

The director shall have full powers to inspect, and make orders regulating and directing all methods, means, and devices employed on any steamer or other vessel in the waters of the state, or at any installation on land, in receiving, carrying, storing, heating, handling or discharging any petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, tar, oil, or any product or mixture thereof; and the director may by order establish all rules and regulations to prevent the discharge or escape of any of the substances into the waters of the state.

Legislative History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 8; P.L. 1947, ch. 1834, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3334, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-15; P.L. 1966, ch. 261, § 16; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.