§ 20-1-24. Wildlife Damage Act.
(a) For purposes of this section, “wildlife population” includes, but is not limited to: deer, indigenous Canadian geese, mute swans, cormorants, wild turkeys, crows, coyotes, and furbearers.
(b) The department of environmental management shall establish a program of financial assistance to farmers, when state or federal funds become available, for the purpose of establishing preventive practices to protect damage to crops by wildlife. The director of the department is authorized and empowered to establish rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this section.
History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 402, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions
Section 20-1-1. - Legislative findings.
Section 20-1-2. - Authority over fish and wildlife.
Section 20-1-3. - Definitions.
Section 20-1-4. - Rules and regulations.
Section 20-1-5. - General enforcement powers.
Section 20-1-5.1. - Advice of the marine fisheries council.
Section 20-1-6. - Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers.
Section 20-1-7. - Deputy wardens.
Section 20-1-8. - Enforcement powers of director and conservation officers.
Section 20-1-8.1. - Procedures for seizure and forfeiture.
Section 20-1-9. - Operation of patrol boats.
Section 20-1-10. - Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.
Section 20-1-11. - Prosecution of violations.
Section 20-1-12. - Fixing of seasons and bag limits.
Section 20-1-13. - Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits.
Section 20-1-15. - Entry of private property.
Section 20-1-16. - Penalty for violations.
Section 20-1-17. - Cooperation with other states.
Section 20-1-18. - Collector’s permits.
Section 20-1-19. - Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states.
Section 20-1-20. - Power to require reports.
Section 20-1-21. - General powers.
Section 20-1-22. - Severability.
Section 20-1-23. - [Reserved.]
Section 20-1-24. - Wildlife Damage Act.
Section 20-1-25. - Internet hunting.
Section 20-1-26. - Freshwater invasive aquatic plants — Prohibition on importation and possession.