Rhode Island General Laws Title 2. Agriculture and Forestry § 2-18.1-16. Collected plants

(a) No collected plants shall be transported within this state or placed in any nursery or in close proximity to any certified nursery stock unless they have first been inspected and found to be apparently free of injurious insects and plant disease. Inspection of collected plant stock shall be made after digging or removal from the native habitat, and shall be made in a place designated by the director.

(b) The director may require that all collected stock be labelled as collected stock until the plants have been grown under cultivation in a nursery for one calendar year.