§ 20-6-20. Towing of dredge during closed season.
Any person who tows a scallop dredge in the waters of the state during the season closed to the taking of scallops shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 20-6-1. - Taking of shellfish without a license.
Section 20-6-2. - Oysters — Open season.
Section 20-6-3. - Scallops — Open season.
Section 20-6-4. - Registration of boats and display of numbers.
Section 20-6-5. - Registered boat operated only by licensee.
Section 20-6-6. - Registration of boat used in taking of molluscan shellfish.
Section 20-6-7. - Use of dredges.
Section 20-6-8. - Opening areas for quahaug dredging.
Section 20-6-9. - Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.
Section 20-6-10. - Allowance of shellfish taking under license.
Section 20-6-11. - Minimum size of shellfish — Penalty.
Section 20-6-12. - Maximum take for dredged quahaugs.
Section 20-6-13. - General penalties for violations — Impoundment of boats.
Section 20-6-14. - Costs of seizure and impounding.
Section 20-6-15. - Soft-shell clams — Method of taking.
Section 20-6-16. - Scallops — Commercial allowance.
Section 20-6-17. - Taking and possession of seed scallops.
Section 20-6-18. - Sale of scallops during closed season.
Section 20-6-19. - Number, size, and handling of dredges.
Section 20-6-20. - Towing of dredge during closed season.
Section 20-6-21. - Opening shellfish on water.
Section 20-6-22. - Transplanting of seed scallops.
Section 20-6-23. - Penalty for taking shellfish at night.
Section 20-6-24. - [Repealed.]
Section 20-6-25. - Disposition of moneys received under this chapter.
Section 20-6-26. - Transfer of shellfish from uncertified waters.
Section 20-6-27. - Dredging, raking, and tonging.
Section 20-6-28. - Cost of transfer of shellfish.
Section 20-6-29. - Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish.
Section 20-6-30. - Shellfishing prohibitions — Use of SCUBA.