It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 23 of the general laws entitled "Health and Safety" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
{ADD CHAPTER 19.13 GULL CONTROL PROGRAM ADD}
{ADD 23-19.13-1. Gull control--Required. -- ADD} {ADD Any person, firm, corporation or government entity engaging in waste operations shall adopt and implement a comprehensive Gull Control Program at each waste facility which they operate on or before January 1, 1995. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any waste facility which solely accepts waste that is non-edible for gulls. In order to achieve the most effective results the programs may utilize one (1) or more of the following methods of control: (1) use of shellcrackers and other pyrotechnic devices; (2) use of plastic polymer line and/or nets; (3) use of visual and auditory devices; and (4) use of a non-toxic and biodegradable Gull Repellent. The program shall be submitted to and shall meet all standards as required by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Divisions of Air and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, and Water Quality and with the advice and consent of Rhode Island Division of Fish, Wildlife and Esturine Resources and shall be in compliance with the standards of the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Division and with the advice and recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control to develop a customized gull control management program.
In order to obtain optimum results with respect to each program which shall be adopted and implemented pursuant to this section, the director of the Rhode Island department of environmental management, or his or her designee, is hereby directed to perform an evaluation review of each waste facility at intervals not to exceed six (6) months from the date of the adoption and implementation of the program. To allow for this determination, each waste facility must provide the director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management with all relevant data required by the director which was accumulated within the six (6) month period. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.