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Assent Language - Rhode Island
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The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of congress, entitled “An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Fish Restoration and Management Projects, and for Other Purposes”, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq., and the…
Assent Language - Rhode Island
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The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled “An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Wildlife Restoration Projects, and for Other Purposes”, 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq., and the director of…
Endangered Species - Definitions - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Animal” and “plant” means any living or dead organism or organisms other than bacteria, or viruses or any part of such organism regardless of its age, condition, location or…
Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
(a) The director of environmental management and all enforcement personnel in the director's department, all members of the state police force, and all duly authorized city and town law enforcement authorities have power to enforce this law...
Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
(a) Establishment. There is established within the coastal resources management council a Rhode Island coastal and estuarine habitat restoration trust fund (the “trust”). On July 1, 2002, July 1, 2004 and each July 1st thereafter, two hundred and…
Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, store, transport, import, export, or otherwise traffic in any animal or plant or any part of any animal or plant whether living, dead, processed, manufactured, preserved, or raw if the animal or plant has…
Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, store, transport, import, export, or otherwise traffic in any animal or plant or any part of any animal or plant whether living, dead, processed, manufactured, preserved, or raw if the animal or plant has…
Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Rhode Island
(Protected Species)
It is the policy of this state to contribute to the maintenance of a high quality environment within the state and elsewhere for the benefit of the safety...
Public Ownership - Fish and Coastal Waters - Rhode Island
(Public Trust and Agencies)
The general assembly hereby vests in the director of the department of environmental management authority and responsibility over the fish and wildlife of the state and over the fish, lobsters, shellfish, and other biological resources of marine…
Public Ownership - Wildlife Compact - Rhode Island
(Public Trust and Agencies)
(1) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
Rhode Island - Agency Mandate
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(a) The general assembly finds that the animal life inhabiting the lands of the state, its lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers, and the marine waters within its territorial jurisdiction, are a precious, renewable, natural resource of the state which,…
Rhode Island - Agency Rule Making Authority
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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.
Rhode Island - Directors and Commissioners
(Public Trust and Agencies)
The general assembly hereby vests in the director of the department of environmental management authority and responsibility over the fish and wildlife of the state and over the fish, lobsters, shellfish, and other biological resources of marine…
Rhode Island - Harassment Statutes
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(a) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife by another person at the location where the activity is taking place with intent to prevent the lawful taking. (b) A person violates this section when he or she…
Rhode Island - Hunter Education
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The general assembly hereby vests in the director of the department of environmental management authority and responsibility over the fish and wildlife of the state and over the fish, lobsters, shellfish, and other biological resources of marine…
Rhode Island - Hunter Education
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(1) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
Rhode Island - Hunter Education
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The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled “An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Wildlife Restoration Projects, and for Other Purposes”, 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq., and the director of…
Rhode Island - Hunter Education
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The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of congress, entitled “An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Fish Restoration and Management Projects, and for Other Purposes”, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq., and the…
Rhode Island - Jurisdiction for Cats
(Invasive Species)
(c) “Feral cat” means any wild, unsocialized or untamed cat. 4 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 4-22-2 (West) (c) Any person providing care or sustenance for an uninterrupted period of sixty (60) days or longer shall be deemed the owner of such animal and shall…
Search and Seizure - Agriculture - Rhode Island
(Law Enforcement)
Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter are subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the locality in which the seed is located. In the event the…
Search and Seizure - Equipment and Vehicles - Rhode Island
(Law Enforcement)
(a) Any vessel, boat, fishing tackle, guns, shooting and hunting paraphernalia, traps, decoys, or any other implements, appliances, or equipment used in violation of any law, rule, or regulation relating to fish and wildlife, which, by provision of…
Search and Seizure - Miscellaneous - Rhode Island
(Law Enforcement)
(a) Short term nonresident exhibitions. Animals subject to this chapter may be brought into the state for short term nonresident exhibition purposes without permit. Animal(s) permitted entry under this section shall not be disposed of by sale, trade…
Search and Seizure - Seizure of Mistreated Animal - Rhode Island
(Law Enforcement)
After the seizure of any birds or animals as provided in § 4-1-12, application shall be made to a district court or the superior court for a sentence of forfeiture of the birds or animals; and if, upon the hearing of the application, it is found that…
Search and Seizure - Special Officers - Rhode Island
(Law Enforcement)
(a) Any police officer authorized to make arrests, the director, and conservation officers appointed under the authority of § 20-1-10 shall be empowered: (1) To enforce all laws, rules, and regulations relating to this chapter; (2) To execute all…
Wildlife Diseases - Authority & Jurisdiction - Rhode Island
(Wildlife Disease and Rehab)
The director of environmental management shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To supervise and control the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, such resources, including, but not limited…
Wildlife Diseases - Enforcement and Penalties - Rhode Island
(Wildlife Disease and Rehab)
A person who willfully sells or offers to sell, uses, exposes, or causes or permits to be sold, offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease…