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2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 20 Fish and Wildlife
CHAPTER 20-6 Shellfish
- § 20-6-1 Taking of shellfish without a license.
- § 20-6-2 Oysters – Open season.
- § 20-6-3 Scallops – Open season.
- § 20-6-4 Registration of boats and display of numbers.
- § 20-6-5 Registered boat operated only by licensee.
- § 20-6-6 Registration of boat used in taking of molluscan shellfish.
- § 20-6-7 Use of dredges.
- § 20-6-8 Opening areas for quahaug dredging.
- § 20-6-9 Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.
- § 20-6-10 Allowance of shellfish taking under license.
- § 20-6-11 Minimum size of shellfish – Penalty.
- § 20-6-12 Maximum take for dredged quahaugs.
- § 20-6-13 General penalties for violations – Impoundment of boats.
- § 20-6-14 Costs of seizure and impounding.
- § 20-6-15 Soft shell clams – Method of taking.
- § 20-6-16 Scallops – Commercial allowance.
- § 20-6-17 Taking and possession of seed scallops.
- § 20-6-18 Sale of scallops during closed season.
- § 20-6-19 Number, size, and handling of dredges.
- § 20-6-20 Towing of dredge during closed season.
- § 20-6-21 Opening shellfish on water.
- § 20-6-22 Transplanting of seed scallops.
- § 20-6-23 Penalty for taking shellfish at night.
- § 20-6-24 License for shellfish buyers – Suspension or revocation.
- § 20-6-25 Disposition of moneys received under this chapter.
- § 20-6-26 Transfer of shellfish from uncertified waters.
- § 20-6-27 Dredging, raking, and tonging.
- § 20-6-28 Cost of transfer of shellfish.
- § 20-6-29 Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish.
- § 20-6-30 Shellfishing prohibitions – Use of SCUBA.
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