Rhode Island General Laws
Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife
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...