§ 20-17-10. Possession by dealers or restaurants of wildlife not authorized for sale.
No person, firm, corporation, or association dealing in poultry, meats, fish, groceries, or other provision, or any other business that requires, or has, an ice box or cold storage or freezing vault, of any description, for use in connection with his or her, their or its business, and no hotel, club, public house, restaurant, or victualer’s house shall purchase or possess any bird or animal, the sale of which is prohibited, without first obtaining a permit from the director.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-17 - Artificial Propagation of Game
Section 20-17-1. - Propagation and raising of game birds and animals.
Section 20-17-2. - Sale of artificially propagated game.
Section 20-17-3. - Records of game sales.
Section 20-17-4. - Counterfeiting or misuse of tags or seals.
Section 20-17-5. - Labeling of domestic game birds and animals for shipment by common carrier.
Section 20-17-6. - Retail sale of game birds and animals.
Section 20-17-7. - License for importation of frozen game birds and animals.
Section 20-17-8. - Revocation of license.
Section 20-17-9. - Importation of live fish and game.
Section 20-17-10. - Possession by dealers or restaurants of wildlife not authorized for sale.
Section 20-17-11. - Forfeiture of unlawfully possessed animals.