2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 20 Fish and Wildlife
CHAPTER 20-8.1 Shellfish Grounds
§ 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 prohibited – Confiscation – Search warrants. – No person shall take, sell, or possess within this state any shellfish which have not been taken in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter. Any shellfish which the director has reasonable cause to believe have been taken from polluted areas or which have not been taken in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be confiscated. Search warrants may be issued by any district court upon the complaint of the director or the director's duly authorized agents relating to violations of this chapter.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 173, § 4.)

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