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Proposed invasive‑plant ban draws broad support; sponsors say DEM can adopt an existing list
Summary
H 7,071 would ban the sale, importation and distribution of specified non‑native invasive terrestrial plants and direct DEM to adopt and enforce a prohibited‑plant list; conservation groups, land trusts, nurseries and master gardeners testified in strong support, citing ecological and management costs.
Representative Boylan told the committee that Rhode Island remains one of the few states without a prohibited terrestrial plant-sale list and introduced H 7,071 to direct the Department of Environmental Management to develop and maintain such a list — drawing on the Rhode Island Invasive Species Council's 2020 list as…
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