§ 20-11-8. Authorized traps, seines, and nets.
Freshwater minnows, not including the young of any species of game fish, may be lawfully taken for bait with minnow traps, dip nets, and seines of the dimensions of not more than eight feet (8′) in length and four feet (4′) in depth and having a mesh not larger than one-quarter of an inch (¼") in any waters of this state. The possession and use of minnow seines larger than the dimensions specified in this section, unless otherwise provided, shall be unlawful.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-11 - Freshwater Fishing
Section 20-11-1. - Fishing for which license required.
Section 20-11-2. - Closed season.
Section 20-11-3. - Fishing devices allowed.
Section 20-11-4. - Artificially cultivated fish.
Section 20-11-5. - Sale of freshwater fish.
Section 20-11-6. - Stocking of streams and ponds.
Section 20-11-7. - License required for selling freshwater minnows.
Section 20-11-8. - Authorized traps, seines, and nets.
Section 20-11-9. - Larger seines used by licensees.
Section 20-11-10. - Injurious substances.
Section 20-11-11 - — 20-11-19. [Reserved.]