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Rhode Island Commissioner of Agriculture
| Rhode Island Chief of the Division of Agriculture | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Non-partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Authority: | Rhode Island general laws, Section 42-17.1-4 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Director of Environmental Management |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Name: | Kenneth Ayars |
| Assumed office: | May 1998 |
| Compensation: | $108,460 |
| Other Rhode Island Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
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Current officeholder
Kenneth Ayars is the current Chief of the Division of Agriculture, and Janet Coit is the current Rhode Island Director of Environmental Management.
Authority
The chief of the division of agriculture within the department of environmental management is established in Section 42-17.1-5 of the Rhode Island general laws.
§ 42-17.1-5:[1]
| There shall be a deputy director for environmental quality in the unclassified service and appointed by the governor, and an assistant director for operations, an assistant director for regulation, an assistant director for legal services, and an assistant director for administration, all of whom shall be in the classified service; and a head of each of the divisions of the department, all of whom shall be in the classified service. |
The division of agriculture within the department of environmental management is established in Section 42-17.1-4 of the Rhode Island general laws.
§ 42-17.1-4:[2]
| A division of agriculture which shall carry out those functions of the department relating to agriculture, and such other functions and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the director, including, but not limited to, plant industry, farm viability, marketing and promotion, farmland ecology and protection, plant and animal health and quarantine, pesticides, mosquito abatement, pest survey and response, food policy and security, and, in collaboration with the department of health, public health as it relates to farm production and direct marketing of farm products, and those agreed upon through memorandum of agreement with the department of health or other state agencies. |
Appointments
In most states, the agriculture is overseen by a department who's head is either elected or appointed by the Governor. In Rhode Island, the chief of the division is appointed by the Director of Environmental Management.
Duties
The chief oversees the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture. The division regulates agriculture in the state and promote its interests and further development.[2][3]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2012, the Rhode Island chief of the division of agriculture of the was paid an estimated $108,460. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
Contact Information
Division of Agriculture
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908-5767
Phone: (401) 222-2781
Fax: (401) 222-6047
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws "§ 42-17.1-5 Deputy director – Assistant directors and heads of divisions," Accessed December 28, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rhode Island General Laws "§ 42-17.1-4 Divisions within department," Accessed December 28, 2012
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management "Division of Agriculture," Accessed December 28, 2012
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