Odors (250-RICR-120-05-17)
250-RICR-120-05-17 INACTIVE RULE
17.1 Purpose and Authority
17.1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to prohibit the release of an air contaminant which may create an objectionable odor beyond the source’s property line.
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.1-2(19) and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
17.2 Application
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state laws, goals and policies.
17.3 Severability
If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be affected thereby.
17.4 Definitions
Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to Part 0 of this Subchapter (General Definitions).
17.5 Prohibitions
No person shall emit or cause to be emitted into the atmosphere any air contaminant or combination of air contaminants which creates an objectionable odor beyond the property line of said person.
17.6 Odor Evaluations
A staff member of the Department shall determine by personal observation if an odor is objectionable, taking into account its nature, concentration, location, duration and source.
| Title | 250 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
| Chapter | 120 | Air Resources |
| Subchapter | 05 | Air Pollution Control |
| Part | 17 | Odors (250-RICR-120-05-17) |
| Type of Filing | Technical Revision |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 07/19/2007 to 01/04/2022 |
Regulation Authority:
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.1-2(19) and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23
Purpose and Reason:
This technical revision is filed in order to renumber the sections of this Part. The sections of this Part entitled "Authority" and "Purpose" are now subsections under § 17.1 of this Part. The remaining sections have been renumbered accordingly. No substantive changes have been made.
