Reitsma v. Rhody Rovers Motorcycle Club, Inc., Pc-98-6473 (2000)

DECISION

In these two cases the plaintiffs challenge the validity of regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Environmental Management pursuant to the director's statutory authority to "make rules and regulations for the control, government and use of all the public properties and highways under his or her care . . . " G.L. § 32-2-4. They do not appear to contest the director's statutory authority to promulgate the regulations in question. They do, however, assert that the director failed to follow the procedure prescribed by G.L. § 42-35-3 for the adoption of administrative…