ELR Citation: ELR 20509
No(s). 72-1397 (R.I. Super. Ct. May 31, 1972)

Because the ordinary procedure under the state Administrative Procedure Act would have taken too long to complete, the Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources could use an emergency procedure to authorize spraying of 64,000 acres with the pesticide Sevin. However, any permanent program of spray...