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2023 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions
- Section 20-1-1. - Legislative findings.
- Section 20-1-2. - Authority over fish and wildlife.
- Section 20-1-3. - Definitions.
- Section 20-1-4. - Rules and regulations.
- Section 20-1-5. - General enforcement powers.
- Section 20-1-5.1. - Advice of the marine fisheries council.
- Section 20-1-6. - Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers.
- Section 20-1-7. - Deputy wardens.
- Section 20-1-8. - Enforcement powers of director and conservation officers.
- Section 20-1-8.1. - Procedures for seizure and forfeiture.
- Section 20-1-9. - Operation of patrol boats.
- Section 20-1-10. - Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.
- Section 20-1-11. - Prosecution of violations.
- Section 20-1-12. - Fixing of seasons and bag limits.
- Section 20-1-12.1. - Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas.
- Section 20-1-13. - Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits.
- Section 20-1-14. - Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir.
- Section 20-1-15. - Entry of private property.
- Section 20-1-16. - Penalty for violations.
- Section 20-1-17. - Cooperation with other states.
- Section 20-1-18. - Collector’s permits.
- Section 20-1-19. - Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states.
- Section 20-1-20. - Power to require reports.
- Section 20-1-21. - General powers.
- Section 20-1-22. - Severability.
- Section 20-1-23. - [Reserved.]
- Section 20-1-24. - Wildlife Damage Act.
- Section 20-1-25. - Internet hunting.
- Section 20-1-26. - Freshwater invasive aquatic plants — Prohibition on importation and possession.
- Section 20-1-27. - Exotic invasive freshwater fish and invertebrate species — Prohibition on liberation into freshwaters.
- Section 20-1-28. - Regulation of exotic baitfish — Prohibition on importation, sale and transport of exotic baitfish species.
- Section 20-1-29. - Trade in shark fins.
- Section 20-1-30. - Regulation of fishing in Great Salt Pond.
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