Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-11 - Freshwater Fishing
Section 20-11-6. - Stocking of streams and ponds.

§ 20-11-6. Stocking of streams and ponds.
No person shall stock any freshwater stream or pond within this state with any species of fish, or place or liberate any fish in any freshwater stream or pond within this state, without having first obtained a permit from the department of environmental management. No person shall place, operate, or superintend any device intended for the purpose of taking or catching fish in any private pond, brook, stream, or reserve, or any other place made, constructed, or used for the purpose of breeding or growing fish, without the consent of the proprietor or lessee.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.