2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 20 Fish and Wildlife
CHAPTER 20-8.1 Shellfish Grounds
§ 20-8.1-11 Penalties for violations.
§ 20-8.1-11 Penalties for violations. – Persons convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be punished by a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both, for a first offense; and by a term of imprisonment not exceeding four (4) years or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both, for a subsequent offense. Any boat or vessel, or outboard motor, or dredge, tongs, rakes, or other implements, commonly employed in the taking of shellfish, seized from any person as used in violation of §§ 20-8.1-5 and/or 20-8.1-6, shall upon conviction of that person be forfeited to the state. That forfeiture shall follow the course provided in chapter 21 of title 12 as amended and § 20-1-8.1.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 5; P.L. 1983, ch. 173, § 4.)
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