§ 20-8.1-10. Powers of enforcement.
Conservation officers of the department may arrest any person found violating any of the provisions of this chapter, and may seize all shellfish and any boat or vessel, or outboard motor, or dredge, tongs, rakes, or other implements, commonly employed in the taking of shellfish, in possession of any person violating the provisions of this chapter, and may make complaints for all those violations, and in any complaint they shall not be required at the time of the complaint or thereafter to enter into recognizance or in any way to become liable for the costs that may accrue.
History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 20-8.1 - Shellfish Grounds
Section 20-8.1-1. - Definitions.
Section 20-8.1-2. - Regulations.
Section 20-8.1-2.1. - Possession and handling of shellfish — Regulations.
Section 20-8.1-3. - Investigation of shellfish grounds — Notice of polluted areas.
Section 20-8.1-4. - Factors considered in determining polluted areas.
Section 20-8.1-5. - Taking or selling shellfish from polluted areas.
Section 20-8.1-6. - Use of dredges, tongs, and rakes in polluted areas.
Section 20-8.1-8. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations.
Section 20-8.1-9. - Inspection of boats, vessels, and vehicles.
Section 20-8.1-10. - Powers of enforcement.