The director is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and enforce any and all rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out duties and responsibilities under this title. (a) The director is authorized to adopt regulations fixing seasons, bag limits, size limits, possession limits, and methods of taking on any species of fish, game, bird, or other wild animal occurring within the state, other than marine species regulated by the marine fisheries council. (1) These regulations may prohibit the taking, holding, or possession of any species, prohibit the taking, molestation, or disturbance in any way of nesting, breeding, or feeding sites of any species and/or prohibit, control, or regulate any commercial use, importation into the state, or exportation from the state of any species. (2) These regulations may be of statewide applicability or may be applicable in any specified locality or localities within the state when the director shall find, after investigation, that the regulations are appropriate.
Citation: 20 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 20-1-4 (West) and 20 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 20-1-12 (West)