R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-18.1-10
Every dealer, before offering nursery stock for sale or distribution or soliciting orders for nursery stock in Rhode Island, shall obtain a dealer's license for each place of business from the department. The license expires on March 31 of each year, and application for renewal of a license shall be made annually prior to that date. A dealer's license is nontransferable. Applications for license or renewal of a license shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the department, and be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Each applicant for a license certifies that he or she will buy and distribute only nursery stock which has been officially inspected and certified, and that he or she will maintain with the department a list of all sources from which he or she secures nursery stock and all places of business which he or she maintains.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-18.1-10