§ 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages.
(a) The district court may enjoin conduct that would be in violation of § 20-13-16, upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by this conduct, upon a showing that this conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar circumstances it will be repeated.
(b) The district court may award damages to any person adversely affected by a violation of § 20-13-16, which may include an award for punitive damages. In addition to other items of special damage, the measure of damages may include expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel guides, special equipment and supplies, to the extent that those expenditures were rendered futile by the prevention of the taking of a wild animal.
History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 312, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-13 - Hunting and Hunting Safety
Section 20-13-1. - License required — Hunting on own land.
Section 20-13-2. - Safety instruction — Certificate of competency — Liability.
Section 20-13-2.1. - Availability of safety instruction.
Section 20-13-3. - Appeal of refusal of certificate.
Section 20-13-4. - Certificate of competency required for initial license.
Section 20-13-5. - Issuance of licenses.
Section 20-13-6. - Export privileges of nonresident licensees.
Section 20-13-7. - Shooting in proximity to occupied buildings.
Section 20-13-8. - Loaded weapons in vehicles.
Section 20-13-9. - Hunting along or across highways.
Section 20-13-10. - Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs.
Section 20-13-11. - Maximum size of hunting parties.
Section 20-13-12. - Reports of hunting injuries.
Section 20-13-13. - Restriction on size of weapons and ammunition.
Section 20-13-14. - Sale of game prohibited.
Section 20-13-15. - Failure to render assistance to injured person.
Section 20-13-16. - Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers prohibited.