It is the duty of the director of environmental management to obtain and publish information concerning the extent and condition of the forest lands in the state and the means of protecting the forests from fire and other depredation, and to diffuse as widely as possible, by public addresses and personal communication, a knowledge of practical forestry and methods of replanting deforested areas.
History of Section.
P.L. 1906, ch. 1322, § 2; G. L. 1909, ch. 239, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 2-9-6.