Rhode Island General Laws
Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife

Section 20-1-6. - Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers. - § 20-1-6. Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers....

Section 20-1-7. - Deputy wardens. - § 20-1-7. Deputy wardens. The director may appoint any number...

Section 20-1-8. - Enforcement powers of director and conservation officers. - § 20-1-8. Enforcement powers of director and conservation officers. (a)...

Section 20-1-8.1. - Procedures for seizure and forfeiture. - § 20-1-8.1. Procedures for seizure and forfeiture. (a) Any vessel,...

Section 20-1-9. - Operation of patrol boats. - § 20-1-9. Operation of patrol boats. The general assembly shall...

Section 20-1-10. - Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat. - § 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of...

Section 20-1-11. - Prosecution of violations. - § 20-1-11. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty...

Section 20-1-12. - Fixing of seasons and bag limits. - § 20-1-12. Fixing of seasons and bag limits. (a) The...

Section 20-1-12.1. - Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas. - § 20-1-12.1. Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine...

Section 20-1-13. - Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits. - § 20-1-13. Publication and effective date of seasons and bag...

Section 20-1-14. - Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir. - § 20-1-14. Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond,...

Section 20-1-15. - Entry of private property. - § 20-1-15. Entry of private property. The director of environmental...

Section 20-1-16. - Penalty for violations. - § 20-1-16. Penalty for violations. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided,...

Section 20-1-17. - Cooperation with other states. - § 20-1-17. Cooperation with other states. The director may cooperate...

Section 20-1-18. - Collector’s permits. - § 20-1-18. Collector’s permits. Notwithstanding any other restriction or prohibition...

Section 20-1-19. - Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states. - § 20-1-19. Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between...

Section 20-1-20. - Power to require reports. - § 20-1-20. Power to require reports. When deemed necessary to...

Section 20-1-21. - General powers. - § 20-1-21. General powers. (a) The following fees shall be...

Section 20-1-22. - Severability. - § 20-1-22. Severability. The provisions of this title shall be...

Section 20-1-23. - [Reserved.] - § 20-1-23. [Reserved.]

Section 20-1-24. - Wildlife Damage Act. - § 20-1-24. Wildlife Damage Act. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 20-1-25. - Internet hunting. - § 20-1-25. Internet hunting. (1) “Internet hunting” means the use...

Section 20-1-26. - Freshwater invasive aquatic plants — Prohibition on importation and possession. - § 20-1-26. Freshwater invasive aquatic plants — Prohibition on importation...

Section 20-1-27. - Exotic invasive freshwater fish and invertebrate species — Prohibition on liberation into freshwaters. - § 20-1-27. Exotic invasive freshwater fish and invertebrate species —...

Section 20-1-28. - Regulation of exotic baitfish — Prohibition on importation, sale and transport of exotic baitfish species. - § 20-1-28. Regulation of exotic baitfish — Prohibition on importation,...

Section 20-1-29. - Trade in shark fins. - § 20-1-29. Trade in shark fins. (a) For the purpose...

Chapter 20-2 - Licensing

Section 20-2-1. - General. - § 20-2-1. General. The director may issue those licenses required...

Section 20-2-1.1. - Repealed. - § 20-2-1.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 228, §...

Section 20-2-2. - Issuance of licenses. - § 20-2-2. Issuance of licenses. Any person or corporation appointed...

Section 20-2-2.1. - Expiration date. - § 20-2-2.1. Expiration date. The expiration date of any license...

Section 20-2-3. - Record of licenses issued — Accounting for fees. - § 20-2-3. Record of licenses issued — Accounting for fees....

Section 20-2-4. - Authorized agents fee. - § 20-2-4. Authorized agents fee. Out of the fees paid...

Section 20-2-4.1. - Authorized internet agent. - § 20-2-4.1. Authorized internet agent. The director is authorized and...

Section 20-2-5. - Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate. - § 20-2-5. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate. (a) Whoever...

Section 20-2-6. - Appropriation of license fees. - § 20-2-6. Appropriation of license fees. All moneys derived from...

Section 20-2-7. - Use of license proceeds. - § 20-2-7. Use of license proceeds. The moneys received under...

Section 20-2-7.1. - Repealed. - § 20-2-7.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art....

Section 20-2-8. - False statements and violations — Cancellation of license. - § 20-2-8. False statements and violations — Cancellation of license....

Section 20-2-9. - Possession, inspection, and display of license. - § 20-2-9. Possession, inspection, and display of license. Every person...

Section 20-2-10. - Endorsement of license. - § 20-2-10. Endorsement of license. No license issued under this...

Section 20-2-11. - Transfer or loan of license. - § 20-2-11. Transfer or loan of license. Unless otherwise provided...

Section 20-2-12. - Application for license. - § 20-2-12. Application for license. Every person entitled to a...

Section 20-2-13. - License revocation. - § 20-2-13. License revocation. The license of any person who...

Section 20-2-14. - Licenses — Expiration. - § 20-2-14. Licenses — Expiration. Unless otherwise specified in this...

Section 20-2-15. - Freshwater fishing license. - § 20-2-15. Freshwater fishing license. (a)(1) Resident: twenty-one dollars ($21.00);...

Section 20-2-16. - Hunting license. - § 20-2-16. Hunting license. (a)(1) Resident: twenty-one dollars ($21.00); commencing...

Section 20-2-16.1. - Shooting preserves. - § 20-2-16.1. Shooting preserves. The annual license fee for operating...

Section 20-2-17. - Combination fishing and hunting license. - § 20-2-17. Combination fishing and hunting license. The director may...

Section 20-2-18. - Deer permits. - § 20-2-18. Deer permits. (a)(1) Resident: thirteen dollars ($13.00); commencing...

Section 20-2-18.1. - Wild turkey permits. - § 20-2-18.1. Wild turkey permits. (a) No person shall attempt...

Section 20-2-18.2. - Stocked game bird permits required. - § 20-2-18.2. Stocked game bird permits required. No person shall...

Section 20-2-18.3. - Stocked game bird permit fees and bag limits. - § 20-2-18.3. Stocked game bird permit fees and bag limits....

Section 20-2-19. - Commercial minnow license. - § 20-2-19. Commercial minnow license. The fee for a commercial...

Section 20-2-20. - Repealed. - § 20-2-20. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-21. - Repealed. - § 20-2-21. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-22. - Nonresident’s noncommercial shellfish license. - § 20-2-22. Nonresident’s noncommercial shellfish license. (a) Every nonresident over...

Section 20-2-23. - Repealed. - § 20-2-23. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-24. - Recreational lobster license. - § 20-2-24. Recreational lobster license. (a) Noncommercial pot: forty dollars...

Section 20-2-25. - Repealed. - § 20-2-25. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-26. - Repealed. - § 20-2-26. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-26.1. - Repealed. - § 20-2-26.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-27. - Repealed. - § 20-2-27. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-27.1. - Rhode Island party and charter vessel license. - § 20-2-27.1. Rhode Island party and charter vessel license. (a)...

Section 20-2-27.2. - Repealed. - § 20-2-27.2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-2-28. - Repealed. - § 20-2-28. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-28.1. - Repealed. - § 20-2-28.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-2-28.2. - Deposit of fees. - § 20-2-28.2. Deposit of fees. In any fiscal year, moneys...

Section 20-2-29. - Commercial game licenses. - § 20-2-29. Commercial game licenses. (a) Artificial propagation and sale...

Section 20-2-30. - Fur trapping and licenses. - § 20-2-30. Fur trapping and licenses. (a)(1) Fur trapper —...

Section 20-2-31. - Hunting and fishing licenses — Exceptions. - § 20-2-31. Hunting and fishing licenses — Exceptions. (a) Every...

Section 20-2-32. - Inspections condition of license. - § 20-2-32. Inspections condition of license. All persons granted a...

Section 20-2-33. - Altering and counterfeiting a license. - § 20-2-33. Altering and counterfeiting a license. Every person who...

Section 20-2-34. - Definitions. - § 20-2-34. Definitions. As used in §§ 20-2-34 — 20-2-38:...

Section 20-2-35. - Waterfowl stamp required. - § 20-2-35. Waterfowl stamp required. No person sixteen (16) years...

Section 20-2-36. - Waterfowl stamp design, production, and distribution. - § 20-2-36. Waterfowl stamp design, production, and distribution. The director...

Section 20-2-37. - Waterfowl stamp fees. - § 20-2-37. Waterfowl stamp fees. (a) Stamps shall be sold...

Section 20-2-38. - Disposition of waterfowl receipts. - § 20-2-38. Disposition of waterfowl receipts. All waterfowl stamp receipts,...

Section 20-2-38.1. - Grants, donations, and gifts to the waterfowl fund. - § 20-2-38.1. Grants, donations, and gifts to the waterfowl fund....

Section 20-2-39. - Definitions. - § 20-2-39. Definitions. As used in §§ 20-2-39 — 20-2-43,...

Section 20-2-40. - Trout conservation stamp required. - § 20-2-40. Trout conservation stamp required. No person fifteen (15)...

Section 20-2-41. - Trout conservation stamp design, production, and distribution. - § 20-2-41. Trout conservation stamp design, production, and distribution. The...

Section 20-2-42. - Trout conservation stamp fee. - § 20-2-42. Trout conservation stamp fee. Stamps shall be sold...

Section 20-2-43. - Disposition of trout conservation stamp receipts. - § 20-2-43. Disposition of trout conservation stamp receipts. All trout...

Section 20-2-44. - Shellfish transplant program. - § 20-2-44. Shellfish transplant program. In addition to any appropriation...

Section 20-2-45. - Narragansett Bay Oyster Restoration Act. - § 20-2-45. Narragansett Bay Oyster Restoration Act. (a) Findings of...

Chapter 20-2.1 - Commercial Fishing Licenses

Section 20-2.1-1. - Findings. - § 20-2.1-1. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (1)...

Section 20-2.1-2. - Purposes. - § 20-2.1-2. Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are, through...

Section 20-2.1-3. - Definitions. - § 20-2.1-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the...

Section 20-2.1-4. - General provisions governing licenses issued. - § 20-2.1-4. General provisions governing licenses issued. (a) Applicability. It...

Section 20-2.1-5. - Resident licenses, endorsements, and fees. - § 20-2.1-5. Resident licenses, endorsements, and fees. The director shall...

Section 20-2.1-6. - Nonresident licenses, endorsements, and fees. - § 20-2.1-6. Nonresident licenses, endorsements, and fees. Subject to the...

Section 20-2.1-7. - Landing permits and fees. - § 20-2.1-7. Landing permits and fees. (a) All residents or...

Section 20-2.1-8. - Dealers’ licenses and fees. - § 20-2.1-8. Dealers’ licenses and fees. (a) No person, partnership,...

Section 20-2.1-9. - Powers and duties of the director. - § 20-2.1-9. Powers and duties of the director. It shall...

Section 20-2.1-10. - Powers and duties of the marine fisheries council with regard to licensure. - § 20-2.1-10. Powers and duties of the marine fisheries council...

Section 20-2.1-11. - Industry advisory committee. - § 20-2.1-11. Industry advisory committee. The council shall establish an...

Section 20-2.1-12. - Repealed. - § 20-2.1-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 47, §...

Section 20-2.1-13. - Liberal construction. - § 20-2.1-13. Liberal construction. The provisions of this chapter, being...

Chapter 20-2.2 - Recreational Saltwater Fishing License

Section 20-2.2-1. - Findings. - § 20-2.2-1. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (1)...

Section 20-2.2-2. - Purposes. - § 20-2.2-2. Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are to:...

Section 20-2.2-3. - Definitions. - § 20-2.2-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 20-2.2-4. - License required. - § 20-2.2-4. License required. (a) It shall be unlawful for...

Section 20-2.2-5. - Exemptions. - § 20-2.2-5. Exemptions. A license shall not be required for...

Section 20-2.2-6. - Fees — Terms and conditions — Information required. - § 20-2.2-6. Fees — Terms and conditions — Information required....

Section 20-2.2-7. - License issuance. - § 20-2.2-7. License issuance. The director is authorized and directed...

Section 20-2.2-8. - Violations. - § 20-2.2-8. Violations. (a) Any person who violates any provision...

Section 20-2.2-9. - Deposit of fees — Appropriation and use of license fee revenue. - § 20-2.2-9. Deposit of fees — Appropriation and use of...

Section 20-2.2-10. - Accountability and oversight. - § 20-2.2-10. Accountability and oversight. (a) On an annual basis,...

Section 20-2.2-11. - Rules and regulations. - § 20-2.2-11. Rules and regulations. The director is authorized to...

Chapter 20-3 - Marine Fisheries Council

Section 20-3-1. - Council created — Membership — Compensation. - § 20-3-1. Council created — Membership — Compensation. There is...

Section 20-3-2. - Powers and duties. - § 20-3-2. Powers and duties. (a) The marine fisheries council...

Section 20-3-3. - Penalties. - § 20-3-3. Penalties. Unless another penalty is specified in this...

Section 20-3-4. - Shellfish and marine life management areas. - § 20-3-4. Shellfish and marine life management areas. The council...

Section 20-3-5. - Emergencies. - § 20-3-5. Emergencies. The marine fisheries council may, without requirement...

Section 20-3-6. - Suspension and revocation of licenses. - § 20-3-6. Suspension and revocation of licenses. The director of...

Section 20-3-7. - Regulation of fishing in Great Salt Pond. - § 20-3-7. Regulation of fishing in Great Salt Pond. Notwithstanding...

Chapter 20-3.1 - Marine Fisheries Management Modernization

Section 20-3.1-1. - Short title. - § 20-3.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 20-3.1-2. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-3.1-3. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-3.1-4. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-3.1-5. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-3.1-6. - Information systems and data collection. - § 20-3.1-6. Information systems and data collection. The department, in...

Section 20-3.1-7. - Studies and analyses. - § 20-3.1-7. Studies and analyses. The department, with the advice...

Section 20-3.1-8. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-8. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Section 20-3.1-9. - Repealed. - § 20-3.1-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 58, §...

Chapter 20-3.2 - Rhode Island Freedom to Fish and Marine Conservation Act

Section 20-3.2-1. - Short title. - § 20-3.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 20-3.2-2. - Findings. - § 20-3.2-2. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (a)...

Section 20-3.2-3. - Freedom to fish. - § 20-3.2-3. Freedom to fish. (a) The marine waters of...

Chapter 20-4 - Commercial Fisheries

Section 20-4-1. - Commercial fishing. - § 20-4-1. Commercial fishing. No person shall engage in the...

Section 20-4-1.1. - [Repealed.] - § 20-4-1.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art...

Section 20-4-1.2. - [Repealed.] - § 20-4-1.2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art....

Section 20-4-1.3. - [Repealed.] - § 20-4-1.3. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 47, §...

Section 20-4-2. - Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited. - § 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls —...

Section 20-4-3. - Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas allowed. - § 20-4-3. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls —...

Section 20-4-4. - Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Penalties. - § 20-4-4. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls —...

Section 20-4-5. - Report of commercial fisheries. - § 20-4-5. Report of commercial fisheries. The owner and/or operator...

Section 20-4-6. - Repealed. - § 20-4-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-4-7. - Marking of traps. - § 20-4-7. Marking of traps. The owner of every trap,...

Section 20-4-8. - Unauthorized raising of traps, pots, and devices. - § 20-4-8. Unauthorized raising of traps, pots, and devices. No...

Section 20-4-9. - Striped bass — Minimum size. - § 20-4-9. Striped bass — Minimum size. Unless otherwise specified...

Section 20-4-10. - Possession or sale of undersize bass — Interstate commerce. - § 20-4-10. Possession or sale of undersize bass — Interstate...

Section 20-4-11. - Repealed. - § 20-4-11. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-4-12. - Striped bass — Use of nets and seines prohibited — Traps. - § 20-4-12. Striped bass — Use of nets and seines...

Section 20-4-13. - Commercial gill net fishery — License or permit required. - § 20-4-13. Commercial gill net fishery — License or permit...

Section 20-4-14. - Direct sales. - § 20-4-14. Direct sales. (a) The director of the department...

Chapter 20-4.1 - Menhaden Management Area

Section 20-4.1-1. - Designation of menhaden management area. - § 20-4.1-1. Designation of menhaden management area. Narragansett Bay in...

Section 20-4.1-2. - Areas where purse seining allowed. - § 20-4.1-2. Areas where purse seining allowed. All sections of...

Section 20-4.1-3. - Prohibition on the taking of menhaden. - § 20-4.1-3. Prohibition on the taking of menhaden. (a)(1) The...

Chapter 20-5 - Fish Traps

Section 20-5-1. - Fish traps — Permit required. - § 20-5-1. Fish traps — Permit required. It shall be...

Section 20-5-2. - Persons to whom permits issuable. - § 20-5-2. Persons to whom permits issuable. The department of...

Section 20-5-3. - Application for permit. - § 20-5-3. Application for permit. (a) Any person desiring a...

Section 20-5-4. - Distance between traps — Length of trap leader. - § 20-5-4. Distance between traps — Length of trap leader....

Section 20-5-5. - Restricted locations off Rhode Island and Sakonnet River. - § 20-5-5. Restricted locations off Rhode Island and Sakonnet River....

Section 20-5-6. - Continuity of traps. - § 20-5-6. Continuity of traps. (a) No more than two...

Section 20-5-7. - Hook-backs in leaders. - § 20-5-7. Hook-backs in leaders. Each leader shall be set...

Section 20-5-8. - Preference of prior occupants in permitting. - § 20-5-8. Preference of prior occupants in permitting. The director...

Section 20-5-9. - Expiration and renewal of permits. - § 20-5-9. Expiration and renewal of permits. (a) All permits...

Section 20-5-10. - Exclusive right of permittee — Assignment of permit. - § 20-5-10. Exclusive right of permittee — Assignment of permit....

Section 20-5-11. - Inspection of traps. - § 20-5-11. Inspection of traps. The director of environmental management...

Section 20-5-12. - Suspension or revocation of permit. - § 20-5-12. Suspension or revocation of permit. If, upon inspection,...

Section 20-5-13. - Report as to traps placed — Failure to occupy location — Removal of permit from state. - § 20-5-13. Report as to traps placed — Failure to...

Section 20-5-14. - Removal of trap on cessation of use — Closed season — Damaged or dilapidated traps. - § 20-5-14. Removal of trap on cessation of use —...

Section 20-5-15. - Seizure of abandoned or unlawful traps — Destruction or sale. - § 20-5-15. Seizure of abandoned or unlawful traps — Destruction...

Section 20-5-16. - Rules and regulations. - § 20-5-16. Rules and regulations. The director of environmental management,...

Section 20-5-17. - Judicial enforcement of chapter and orders. - § 20-5-17. Judicial enforcement of chapter and orders. The superior...

Section 20-5-18. - Willful injury to traps. - § 20-5-18. Willful injury to traps. Any person who willfully...

Section 20-5-19. - Penalty for violations generally — Prosecution. - § 20-5-19. Penalty for violations generally — Prosecution. Every person...

Section 20-5-20. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 20-5-20. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 20-5-21. - Fish traps near Conanicut Island unlawful. - § 20-5-21. Fish traps near Conanicut Island unlawful. It shall...

Section 20-5-22. - Severability. - § 20-5-22. Severability. Each section of this chapter, and each...

Chapter 20-6 - Shellfish

Section 20-6-1. - Taking of shellfish without a license. - § 20-6-1. Taking of shellfish without a license. Unless otherwise...

Section 20-6-2. - Oysters — Open season. - § 20-6-2. Oysters — Open season. Unless otherwise specified in...

Section 20-6-3. - Scallops — Open season. - § 20-6-3. Scallops — Open season. Unless otherwise specified in...

Section 20-6-4. - Registration of boats and display of numbers. - § 20-6-4. Registration of boats and display of numbers. No...

Section 20-6-5. - Registered boat operated only by licensee. - § 20-6-5. Registered boat operated only by licensee. Each boat...

Section 20-6-6. - Registration of boat used in taking of molluscan shellfish. - § 20-6-6. Registration of boat used in taking of molluscan...

Section 20-6-7. - Use of dredges. - § 20-6-7. Use of dredges. Except as hereinafter provided and...

Section 20-6-8. - Opening areas for quahaug dredging. - § 20-6-8. Opening areas for quahaug dredging. Pursuant to good...

Section 20-6-9. - Penalty for exceeding allowance without license. - § 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license. Every person...

Section 20-6-10. - Allowance of shellfish taking under license. - § 20-6-10. Allowance of shellfish taking under license. (a) Unless...

Section 20-6-11. - Minimum size of shellfish — Penalty. - § 20-6-11. Minimum size of shellfish — Penalty. (a) No...

Section 20-6-12. - Maximum take for dredged quahaugs. - § 20-6-12. Maximum take for dredged quahaugs. Any person licensed...

Section 20-6-13. - General penalties for violations — Impoundment of boats. - § 20-6-13. General penalties for violations — Impoundment of boats....

Section 20-6-14. - Costs of seizure and impounding. - § 20-6-14. Costs of seizure and impounding. Any costs incurred...

Section 20-6-15. - Soft-shell clams — Method of taking. - § 20-6-15. Soft-shell clams — Method of taking. No person,...

Section 20-6-16. - Scallops — Commercial allowance. - § 20-6-16. Scallops — Commercial allowance. Unless otherwise specified by...

Section 20-6-17. - Taking and possession of seed scallops. - § 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops. Every person...

Section 20-6-18. - Sale of scallops during closed season. - § 20-6-18. Sale of scallops during closed season. Any person...

Section 20-6-19. - Number, size, and handling of dredges. - § 20-6-19. Number, size, and handling of dredges. Unless otherwise...

Section 20-6-20. - Towing of dredge during closed season. - § 20-6-20. Towing of dredge during closed season. Any person...

Section 20-6-21. - Opening shellfish on water. - § 20-6-21. Opening shellfish on water. No person shall possess...

Section 20-6-22. - Transplanting of seed scallops. - § 20-6-22. Transplanting of seed scallops. The director of environmental...

Section 20-6-23. - Penalty for taking shellfish at night. - § 20-6-23. Penalty for taking shellfish at night. Notwithstanding the...

Section 20-6-24. - [Repealed.] - § 20-6-24. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-6-25. - Disposition of moneys received under this chapter. - § 20-6-25. Disposition of moneys received under this chapter. All...

Section 20-6-26. - Transfer of shellfish from uncertified waters. - § 20-6-26. Transfer of shellfish from uncertified waters. The director...

Section 20-6-27. - Dredging, raking, and tonging. - § 20-6-27. Dredging, raking, and tonging. Those areas to which...

Section 20-6-28. - Cost of transfer of shellfish. - § 20-6-28. Cost of transfer of shellfish. For the transfer...

Section 20-6-29. - Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish. - § 20-6-29. Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish. Any...

Section 20-6-30. - Shellfishing prohibitions — Use of SCUBA. - § 20-6-30. Shellfishing prohibitions — Use of SCUBA. (a) It...

Chapter 20-7 - Lobsters and Other Crustaceans

Section 20-7-1. - License required for taking of lobsters. - § 20-7-1. License required for taking of lobsters. No person,...

Section 20-7-2. - Taking of lobsters by commercial fishing vessels. - § 20-7-2. Taking of lobsters by commercial fishing vessels. No...

Section 20-7-3. - Noncommercial lobster licenses. - § 20-7-3. Noncommercial lobster licenses. A holder of a noncommercial...

Section 20-7-4. - Diver’s lobster license. - § 20-7-4. Diver’s lobster license. A holder of a diver’s...

Section 20-7-5. - Seller’s license. - § 20-7-5. Seller’s license. Any person having charge of a...

Section 20-7-5.1. - [Repealed.] - § 20-7-5.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art....

Section 20-7-6. - Use of license by agent or employee. - § 20-7-6. Use of license by agent or employee. If...

Section 20-7-7. - Suspension and revocation of licenses. - § 20-7-7. Suspension and revocation of licenses. (a) If a...

Section 20-7-7.1. - Administrative suspension/revocation of licenses — Penalties — Appeal. - § 20-7-7.1. Administrative suspension/revocation of licenses — Penalties — Appeal....

Section 20-7-8. - Exhibition of certificate. - § 20-7-8. Exhibition of certificate. Each person or agent, as...

Section 20-7-9. - Report of lobsters taken. - § 20-7-9. Report of lobsters taken. For the purpose of...

Section 20-7-10. - Minimum size of lobsters taken — Egg-bearing females. - § 20-7-10. Minimum size of lobsters taken — Egg-bearing females....

Section 20-7-11. - Buoying of pots — Escape vents. - § 20-7-11. Buoying of pots — Escape vents. (a) Each...

Section 20-7-11.1. - Lobster pots — Tagging — Advisory committee. - § 20-7-11.1. Lobster pots — Tagging — Advisory committee. (a)...

Section 20-7-12. - Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots. - § 20-7-12. Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots. No...

Section 20-7-12.1. - Unauthorized possession and/or transfer of pots and traps. - § 20-7-12.1. Unauthorized possession and/or transfer of pots and traps....

Section 20-7-13. - Raising pots at night. - § 20-7-13. Raising pots at night. No person shall raise...

Section 20-7-14. - Mutilation of uncooked lobsters. - § 20-7-14. Mutilation of uncooked lobsters. (a)(1) No person shall...

Section 20-7-15. - Methods of taking blue crabs — Nonresidents. - § 20-7-15. Methods of taking blue crabs — Nonresidents. Unless...

Section 20-7-16. - Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size. - § 20-7-16. Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size. No person...

Section 20-7-17. - Violations as to blue crabs. - § 20-7-17. Violations as to blue crabs. Any person violating...

Chapter 20-8 - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact

Section 20-8-1. - Entry into compact authorized — Text. - § 20-8-1. Entry into compact authorized — Text. The governor...

Section 20-8-2. - Amendment of compact. - § 20-8-2. Amendment of compact. The state of Rhode Island...

Section 20-8-3. - Rhode Island representatives on interstate commission — Ex officio members. - § 20-8-3. Rhode Island representatives on interstate commission — Ex...

Section 20-8-4. - Appointive commissioner. - § 20-8-4. Appointive commissioner. The governor, by and with the...

Section 20-8-5. - Delegation of powers by director of environmental management. - § 20-8-5. Delegation of powers by director of environmental management....

Section 20-8-6. - Removal of commissioner. - § 20-8-6. Removal of commissioner. Any commissioner may be removed...

Section 20-8-7. - Powers of commission — Co-operation and information furnished by state agencies. - § 20-8-7. Powers of commission — Co-operation and information furnished...

Section 20-8-8. - Powers granted supplemental. - § 20-8-8. Powers granted supplemental. Any powers granted in this...

Section 20-8-9. - Accounts and reports — Legislative recommendations. - § 20-8-9. Accounts and reports — Legislative recommendations. The commission...

Section 20-8-10. - Audit of commission’s books. - § 20-8-10. Audit of commission’s books. The controller of the...

Section 20-8-11. - Annual appropriations. - § 20-8-11. Annual appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate...

Section 20-8-12. - Severability. - § 20-8-12. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 20-8.1 - Shellfish Grounds

Section 20-8.1-1. - Definitions. - § 20-8.1-1. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter,...

Section 20-8.1-2. - Regulations. - § 20-8.1-2. Regulations. The director shall, with the approval of...

Section 20-8.1-2.1. - Possession and handling of shellfish — Regulations. - § 20-8.1-2.1. Possession and handling of shellfish — Regulations. The...

Section 20-8.1-3. - Investigation of shellfish grounds — Notice of polluted areas. - § 20-8.1-3. Investigation of shellfish grounds — Notice of polluted...

Section 20-8.1-4. - Factors considered in determining polluted areas. - § 20-8.1-4. Factors considered in determining polluted areas. In making...

Section 20-8.1-5. - Taking or selling shellfish from polluted areas. - § 20-8.1-5. Taking or selling shellfish from polluted areas. No...

Section 20-8.1-6. - Use of dredges, tongs, and rakes in polluted areas. - § 20-8.1-6. Use of dredges, tongs, and rakes in polluted...

Section 20-8.1-7. - Taking, sale of, or possession of non-complying shellfish prohibited — Confiscation — Search warrants. - § 20-8.1-7. Taking, sale of, or possession of non-complying shellfish...

Section 20-8.1-8. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. - § 20-8.1-8. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It shall be...

Section 20-8.1-9. - Inspection of boats, vessels, and vehicles. - § 20-8.1-9. Inspection of boats, vessels, and vehicles. The director...

Section 20-8.1-10. - Powers of enforcement. - § 20-8.1-10. Powers of enforcement. Conservation officers of the department...

Section 20-8.1-11. - Penalties for violations. - § 20-8.1-11. Penalties for violations. Persons convicted of violating any...

Section 20-8.1-12. - Repealed. - § 20-8.1-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 263, §...

Chapter 20-9 - Cooperation in Federal Projects

Section 20-9-1. - Assent to wildlife restoration projects. - § 20-9-1. Assent to wildlife restoration projects. The state of...

Section 20-9-2. - Disbursements for restoration projects. - § 20-9-2. Disbursements for restoration projects. The state controller is...

Section 20-9-3. - Assent to fish restoration and management projects. - § 20-9-3. Assent to fish restoration and management projects. The...

Section 20-9-4. - Appropriations for fish restoration projects. - § 20-9-4. Appropriations for fish restoration projects. The general assembly...

Section 20-9-5. - Power of department preserved. - § 20-9-5. Power of department preserved. Nothing in §§ 20-9-1...

Chapter 20-10 - Aquaculture

Section 20-10-1. - Declaration of intent and public policy. - § 20-10-1. Declaration of intent and public policy. Whereas, R.I....

Section 20-10-1.1. - Creation of the biosecurity board. - § 20-10-1.1. Creation of the biosecurity board. There shall be...

Section 20-10-1.2. - Biosecurity board — Powers and duties. - § 20-10-1.2. Biosecurity board — Powers and duties. It shall...

Section 20-10-2. - Definitions. - § 20-10-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Aquaculture”...

Section 20-10-3. - Authority to grant permits for aquaculture. - § 20-10-3. Authority to grant permits for aquaculture. The CRMC...

Section 20-10-3.1. - Sales and use tax exemption. - § 20-10-3.1. Sales and use tax exemption. Any person engaging...

Section 20-10-4. - Application for a permit to conduct aquaculture. - § 20-10-4. Application for a permit to conduct aquaculture. Any...

Section 20-10-5. - Procedures for approval. - § 20-10-5. Procedures for approval. (a) Upon submission of a...

Section 20-10-6. - Leases. - § 20-10-6. Leases. (a) The CRMC, in accordance with chapter...

Section 20-10-7. - Fees. - § 20-10-7. Fees. The CRMC shall establish, by regulation, fees...

Section 20-10-8. - Performance requirements — Bond. - § 20-10-8. Performance requirements — Bond. The CRMC may require...

Section 20-10-9. - Marking of areas subject to permit — Restrictions on public use. - § 20-10-9. Marking of areas subject to permit — Restrictions...

Section 20-10-10. - Assignability of permits. - § 20-10-10. Assignability of permits. Any permit granted pursuant to...

Section 20-10-11. - Regulations. - § 20-10-11. Regulations. The CRMC may adopt, repeal, and amend...

Section 20-10-12. - Permits and licenses for the taking, possession, sale, importation, and transportation of species used in aquaculture. - § 20-10-12. Permits and licenses for the taking, possession, sale,...

Section 20-10-13. - Cultivated plants or animals as property of the permittee. - § 20-10-13. Cultivated plants or animals as property of the...

Section 20-10-13.1. - Cultivated plants or animals — Exemption from certain wild fishery restrictions. - § 20-10-13.1. Cultivated plants or animals — Exemption from certain...

Section 20-10-14. - Emergency closure of areas subject to permit. - § 20-10-14. Emergency closure of areas subject to permit. Notwithstanding...

Section 20-10-15. - Authority to enter and inspect. - § 20-10-15. Authority to enter and inspect. The director shall...

Section 20-10-16. - Penalties. - § 20-10-16. Penalties. (a) Any person who conducts aquaculture activities...

Section 20-10-16.1. - License or permit suspension or revocation. - § 20-10-16.1. License or permit suspension or revocation. The permit...

Section 20-10-17. - Arrest, seizure, and prosecution of violators. - § 20-10-17. Arrest, seizure, and prosecution of violators. (a) Any...

Section 20-10-18. - Severability. - § 20-10-18. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Chapter 20-11 - Freshwater Fishing

Section 20-11-1. - Fishing for which license required. - § 20-11-1. Fishing for which license required. No person fifteen...

Section 20-11-2. - Closed season. - § 20-11-2. Closed season. No person shall catch, or attempt...

Section 20-11-3. - Fishing devices allowed. - § 20-11-3. Fishing devices allowed. Unless otherwise specified by regulations...

Section 20-11-4. - Artificially cultivated fish. - § 20-11-4. Artificially cultivated fish. Nothing contained in this chapter...

Section 20-11-5. - Sale of freshwater fish. - § 20-11-5. Sale of freshwater fish. No person shall sell,...

Section 20-11-6. - Stocking of streams and ponds. - § 20-11-6. Stocking of streams and ponds. No person shall...

Section 20-11-7. - License required for selling freshwater minnows. - § 20-11-7. License required for selling freshwater minnows. It shall...

Section 20-11-8. - Authorized traps, seines, and nets. - § 20-11-8. Authorized traps, seines, and nets. Freshwater minnows, not...

Section 20-11-9. - Larger seines used by licensees. - § 20-11-9. Larger seines used by licensees. Minnow seines of...

Section 20-11-10. - Injurious substances. - § 20-11-10. Injurious substances. No person shall place, deposit, or...

Section 20-11-11 - — 20-11-19. [Reserved.] - § 20-11-11 — 20-11-19. [Reserved.]

Section 20-11-20. - Penalties. - § 20-11-20. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of...

Section 20-11-21. - Jurisdiction. - § 20-11-21. Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the...

Chapter 20-12 - Fish Cultivation

Section 20-12-1. - Cultivation of inland fish. - § 20-12-1. Cultivation of inland fish. The department of environmental...

Section 20-12-2. - Acquisition of land for fish cultivation. - § 20-12-2. Acquisition of land for fish cultivation. For the...

Section 20-12-3. - Freshwater hatcheries. - § 20-12-3. Freshwater hatcheries. The department of environmental management shall...

Section 20-12-4. - Fishways. - § 20-12-4. Fishways. For the purpose of providing for the...

Section 20-12-5. - Fishing prohibited in or near waters set aside. - § 20-12-5. Fishing prohibited in or near waters set aside....

Section 20-12-6. - Obstructions to fish culture. - § 20-12-6. Obstructions to fish culture. The director of environmental...

Section 20-12-7. - Violations as to fish cultivation projects. - § 20-12-7. Violations as to fish cultivation projects. No person...

Section 20-12-8. - Annual appropriations. - § 20-12-8. Annual appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate...

Chapter 20-13 - Hunting and Hunting Safety

Section 20-13-1. - License required — Hunting on own land. - § 20-13-1. License required — Hunting on own land. No...

Section 20-13-2. - Safety instruction — Certificate of competency — Liability. - § 20-13-2. Safety instruction — Certificate of competency — Liability....

Section 20-13-2.1. - Availability of safety instruction. - § 20-13-2.1. Availability of safety instruction. The department of environmental...

Section 20-13-3. - Appeal of refusal of certificate. - § 20-13-3. Appeal of refusal of certificate. Any person who...

Section 20-13-4. - Certificate of competency required for initial license. - § 20-13-4. Certificate of competency required for initial license. (a)...

Section 20-13-5. - Issuance of licenses. - § 20-13-5. Issuance of licenses. (a) Authorized licensing agents, shall,...

Section 20-13-6. - Export privileges of nonresident licensees. - § 20-13-6. Export privileges of nonresident licensees. Each nonresident hunting...

Section 20-13-7. - Shooting in proximity to occupied buildings. - § 20-13-7. Shooting in proximity to occupied buildings. It is...

Section 20-13-8. - Loaded weapons in vehicles. - § 20-13-8. Loaded weapons in vehicles. It is unlawful for...

Section 20-13-9. - Hunting along or across highways. - § 20-13-9. Hunting along or across highways. It is unlawful...

Section 20-13-10. - Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs. - § 20-13-10. Carrying of weapon while under the influence of...

Section 20-13-11. - Maximum size of hunting parties. - § 20-13-11. Maximum size of hunting parties. It is unlawful...

Section 20-13-12. - Reports of hunting injuries. - § 20-13-12. Reports of hunting injuries. Every person causing an...

Section 20-13-13. - Restriction on size of weapons and ammunition. - § 20-13-13. Restriction on size of weapons and ammunition. Whoever...

Section 20-13-14. - Sale of game prohibited. - § 20-13-14. Sale of game prohibited. It shall be unlawful...

Section 20-13-15. - Failure to render assistance to injured person. - § 20-13-15. Failure to render assistance to injured person. Any...

Section 20-13-16. - Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers prohibited. - § 20-13-16. Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers prohibited. (a)...

Section 20-13-17. - Injunctive relief — Damages. - § 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages. (a) The district court...

Chapter 20-14 - Birds

Section 20-14-1. - Birds protected. - § 20-14-1. Birds protected. (a) No person shall pursue, hunt...

Section 20-14-1.1. - Bird depredation and control permits and orders. - § 20-14-1.1. Bird depredation and control permits and orders. (a)...

Section 20-14-2. - Destruction of nest or eggs. - § 20-14-2. Destruction of nest or eggs. No person shall...

Section 20-14-3. - Species not protected. - § 20-14-3. Species not protected. Sections 20-14-1 and 20-14-2 shall...

Section 20-14-4. - Open season on migratory game birds. - § 20-14-4. Open season on migratory game birds. The open...

Section 20-14-5. - Bag limits on game birds. - § 20-14-5. Bag limits on game birds. During the open...

Section 20-14-6. - Export of birds. - § 20-14-6. Export of birds. No person shall carry or...

Section 20-14-7. - Prohibited methods of taking. - § 20-14-7. Prohibited methods of taking. (a) No person shall...

Section 20-14-8. - Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks. - § 20-14-8. Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks. No person shall...

Section 20-14-8.1. - Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove. - § 20-14-8.1. Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove. No person shall...

Section 20-14-9. - Boats used in hunting waterfowl. - § 20-14-9. Boats used in hunting waterfowl. Migratory game birds...

Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting

Section 20-15-1. - Deer hunting prohibited except as provided. - § 20-15-1. Deer hunting prohibited except as provided. No person...

Section 20-15-2. - Deer permits. - § 20-15-2. Deer permits. (a) No person shall hunt deer...

Section 20-15-3. - Permit to landowner to protect property. - § 20-15-3. Permit to landowner to protect property. (a) Any...

Section 20-15-4. - Equipment used by archers. - § 20-15-4. Equipment used by archers. (a) No person hunting,...

Section 20-15-5. - Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting. - § 20-15-5. Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting. No person...

Section 20-15-6. - Prohibition of hunting by local authorities. - § 20-15-6. Prohibition of hunting by local authorities. Any city...

Section 20-15-7. - Deer colliding with vehicles. - § 20-15-7. Deer colliding with vehicles. The owner of any...

Section 20-15-8. - Report of killing or wounding. - § 20-15-8. Report of killing or wounding. Any person who...

Section 20-15-9. - Unlawful possession or sale of deer. - § 20-15-9. Unlawful possession or sale of deer. It shall...

Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals

Section 20-16-1. - Furbearers protected. - § 20-16-1. Furbearers protected. (a) No person shall hunt, pursue,...

Section 20-16-2. - Landowners — Nuisance furbearers. - § 20-16-2. Landowners — Nuisance furbearers. Any person owning or...

Section 20-16-3. - Possession of ferrets prohibited. - § 20-16-3. Possession of ferrets prohibited. No person shall own...

Section 20-16-4. - Raccoon hunting. - § 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting. Raccoons may be taken and possessed...

Section 20-16-5. - Possession of live raccoons. - § 20-16-5. Possession of live raccoons. Nothing in this chapter...

Section 20-16-6. - Prohibited methods of taking. - § 20-16-6. Prohibited methods of taking. No person shall erect,...

Section 20-16-7. - License required for trapping — Marking of traps. - § 20-16-7. License required for trapping — Marking of traps....

Section 20-16-8. - Trapping — Steel jawed leghold traps. - § 20-16-8. Trapping — Steel jawed leghold traps. (a) No...

Section 20-16-9. - Setting of traps. - § 20-16-9. Setting of traps. No trap shall be set...

Section 20-16-10. - Green pelt as evidence of unlawful taking. - § 20-16-10. Green pelt as evidence of unlawful taking. The...

Section 20-16-11. - Disturbing traps of another. - § 20-16-11. Disturbing traps of another. No person shall disturb,...

Section 20-16-12. - Report of animals trapped. - § 20-16-12. Report of animals trapped. Every holder of a...

Section 20-16-13. - Deprivation of trapping privileges on second conviction. - § 20-16-13. Deprivation of trapping privileges on second conviction. Any...

Section 20-16-14. - Repealed. - § 20-16-14. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-16-15. - Repealed. - § 20-16-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, §...

Section 20-16-16. - Digging or smoking out animals — Use of probes. - § 20-16-16. Digging or smoking out animals — Use of...

Section 20-16-17. - Prohibition against hunting or killing otter. - § 20-16-17. Prohibition against hunting or killing otter. No person...

Section 20-16-18. - Unlawful possession or sale of furbearers. - § 20-16-18. Unlawful possession or sale of furbearers. It is...

Chapter 20-17 - Artificial Propagation of Game

Section 20-17-1. - Propagation and raising of game birds and animals. - § 20-17-1. Propagation and raising of game birds and animals....

Section 20-17-2. - Sale of artificially propagated game. - § 20-17-2. Sale of artificially propagated game. (a) No person...

Section 20-17-3. - Records of game sales. - § 20-17-3. Records of game sales. All persons selling artificially...

Section 20-17-4. - Counterfeiting or misuse of tags or seals. - § 20-17-4. Counterfeiting or misuse of tags or seals. No...

Section 20-17-5. - Labeling of domestic game birds and animals for shipment by common carrier. - § 20-17-5. Labeling of domestic game birds and animals for...

Section 20-17-6. - Retail sale of game birds and animals. - § 20-17-6. Retail sale of game birds and animals. Any...

Section 20-17-7. - License for importation of frozen game birds and animals. - § 20-17-7. License for importation of frozen game birds and...

Section 20-17-8. - Revocation of license. - § 20-17-8. Revocation of license. Any license or permit granted...

Section 20-17-9. - Importation of live fish and game. - § 20-17-9. Importation of live fish and game. The director...

Section 20-17-10. - Possession by dealers or restaurants of wildlife not authorized for sale. - § 20-17-10. Possession by dealers or restaurants of wildlife not...

Section 20-17-11. - Forfeiture of unlawfully possessed animals. - § 20-17-11. Forfeiture of unlawfully possessed animals. All wild birds...

Chapter 20-18 - Wildlife Management Areas

Section 20-18-1. - Acquisition or control of land for protecting wildlife. - § 20-18-1. Acquisition or control of land for protecting wildlife....

Section 20-18-2. - Hunting on land leased or controlled by the department. - § 20-18-2. Hunting on land leased or controlled by the...

Section 20-18-3. - Hunting on public lands. - § 20-18-3. Hunting on public lands. It is unlawful for...

Chapter 20-18.1 - Nongame Wildlife Fund

Section 20-18.1-1. - Declaration of intent. - § 20-18.1-1. Declaration of intent. Whereas the state of Rhode...

Section 20-18.1-2. - Definitions. - § 20-18.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following...

Section 20-18.1-3. - Nongame wildlife — Uses of the fund. - § 20-18.1-3. Nongame wildlife — Uses of the fund. (a)...

Chapter 20-19 - Field Trials and Shooting Preserves

Section 20-19-1. - Field trials. - § 20-19-1. Field trials. No person shall conduct a field...

Section 20-19-2. - Shooting preserves. - § 20-19-2. Shooting preserves. No person shall operate a shooting...

Section 20-19-3. - Use of domestic game birds. - § 20-19-3. Use of domestic game birds. Only domestic game...

Section 20-19-4. - Laws inapplicable to field trials and shooting preserves. - § 20-19-4. Laws inapplicable to field trials and shooting preserves....

Chapter 20-20 - Eradication of Starfish [Repealed.]

Section 20-20-1 - — 20-20-7. Repealed. - § 20-20-1 — 20-20-7. Repealed.

Chapter 20-21 - Freshwater Fishing

Section 20-21-1 - — 20-21-21. Repealed. - § 20-21-1 — 20-21-21. Repealed.

Chapter 20-22 - Minnows

Section 20-22-1 - — 20-22-8. Repealed. - § 20-22-1 — 20-22-8. Repealed.

Chapter 20-23 - Reciprocal Enforcement of Fishing Laws

Section 20-23-1. - Repealed. - § 20-23-1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1611, §...

Chapter 20-24 - State Reservations

Section 20-24-1 - — 20-24-7. Repealed. - § 20-24-1 — 20-24-7. Repealed.

Chapter 20-25 - Artificial Propagation of Game

Section 20-25-1 - — 20-25-11. Repealed. - § 20-25-1 — 20-25-11. Repealed.

Chapter 20-26 - Importation of Live Game

Section 20-26-1, 20-26-2. - Repealed. - § 20-26-1, 20-26-2. Repealed.

Chapter 20-27 - Hunting Licenses

Section 20-27-1 - — 20-27-19. Repealed. - § 20-27-1 — 20-27-19. Repealed.

Chapter 20-28 - Hunting Safety

Section 20-28-1 - — 20-28-9. Repealed. - § 20-28-1 — 20-28-9. Repealed.

Chapter 20-29 - Birds

Section 20-29-1 - — 20-29-20. Repealed. - § 20-29-1 — 20-29-20. Repealed.

Chapter 20-30 - Deer Hunting

Section 20-30-1 - — 20-30-15. Repealed. - § 20-30-1 — 20-30-15. Repealed.

Chapter 20-31 - Hares and Squirrels

Section 20-31-1 - — 20-31-8. Repealed. - § 20-31-1 — 20-31-8. Repealed.

Chapter 20-32 - Furbearing Animals

Section 20-32-1 - — 20-32-23. Repealed. - § 20-32-1 — 20-32-23. Repealed.

Chapter 20-33 - Fox Bounties

Section 20-33-1 - — 20-33-4. Repealed. - § 20-33-1 — 20-33-4. Repealed.

Chapter 20-34 - Possession and Sale of Game

Section 20-34-1 - — 20-34-9. Repealed. - § 20-34-1 — 20-34-9. Repealed.

Chapter 20-35 - Field Trials and Shooting Preserves

Section 20-35-1 - — 20-35-4. Repealed. - § 20-35-1 — 20-35-4. Repealed.

Chapter 20-36 - Preservation of Marine Fisheries Resources

Section 20-36-1. - Repealed. - § 20-36-1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 64, §...

Chapter 20-37 - Endangered Species of Animals and Plants

Section 20-37-1. - Statement of policy. - § 20-37-1. Statement of policy. It is the policy of...

Section 20-37-2. - Definitions. - § 20-37-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 20-37-3. - Special permit. - § 20-37-3. Special permit. No person shall buy, sell, offer...

Section 20-37-4. - Enforcement. - § 20-37-4. Enforcement. (a) The director of environmental management and...

Section 20-37-5. - Penalty for violation. - § 20-37-5. Penalty for violation. Upon conviction of a violation...

Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011

Section 20-38-1. - Short title. - § 20-38-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 20-38-2. - Legislative findings. - § 20-38-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds that...

Section 20-38-3. - Definitions. - § 20-38-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following...

Section 20-38-4. - Collaborative established. - § 20-38-4. Collaborative established. (a) There is hereby created a...

Section 20-38-5. - Powers and duties. - § 20-38-5. Powers and duties. The collaborative shall support and...

Section 20-38-6. - Repealed. - § 20-38-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 226, §...

Section 20-38-7. - Meeting and reporting requirements. - § 20-38-7. Meeting and reporting requirements. (a) The collaborative shall...

Chapter 20-39 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact

Section 20-39-1. - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. - § 20-39-1. Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. The Interstate Wildlife Violator...

Section 20-39-2. - Department authorization to effect purposes of compact. - § 20-39-2. Department authorization to effect purposes of compact. (a)...

Section 20-39-3. - Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state — Penalty. - § 20-39-3. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of...

Section 20-39-4. - Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation issued in participating state — Penalty. - § 20-39-4. Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with...

Section 20-39-5. - Hearing on suspension. - § 20-39-5. Hearing on suspension. (a) Prior to suspending the...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife

Rhode Island General Laws
Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife