§ 20-7-9. Report of lobsters taken.
For the purpose of determining whether the number of lobsters caught in the waters of this state are increasing or decreasing during any period, every person licensed pursuant to § 20-2-24 to catch, take, and/or sell lobsters in Rhode Island shall, upon request of the department of environmental management, report catch and effort statistics upon forms furnished by the department. The returns from any person shall not be made public; shall be kept only in the files of the department; and shall be used only for statistical purposes.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-7 - Lobsters and Other Crustaceans
Section 20-7-1. - License required for taking of lobsters.
Section 20-7-2. - Taking of lobsters by commercial fishing vessels.
Section 20-7-3. - Noncommercial lobster licenses.
Section 20-7-4. - Diver’s lobster license.
Section 20-7-5. - Seller’s license.
Section 20-7-5.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 20-7-6. - Use of license by agent or employee.
Section 20-7-7. - Suspension and revocation of licenses.
Section 20-7-7.1. - Administrative suspension/revocation of licenses — Penalties — Appeal.
Section 20-7-8. - Exhibition of certificate.
Section 20-7-9. - Report of lobsters taken.
Section 20-7-10. - Minimum size of lobsters taken — Egg-bearing females.
Section 20-7-11. - Buoying of pots — Escape vents.
Section 20-7-11.1. - Lobster pots — Tagging — Advisory committee.
Section 20-7-12. - Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.
Section 20-7-12.1. - Unauthorized possession and/or transfer of pots and traps.
Section 20-7-13. - Raising pots at night.
Section 20-7-14. - Mutilation of uncooked lobsters.
Section 20-7-15. - Methods of taking blue crabs — Nonresidents.