Any person who willfully resists or obstructs any official or agent appointed by the director of environmental management while lawfully engaged in the execution of the purposes of §§ 2-17-9 - 2-17-16 or who violates the provisions of § 2-17-14, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-17-15