Source: https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-11
Timestamp: 2018-11-15 19:49:09
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Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 11', 'ART 11', '§ 42', '§ 11', 'art 11', 'ART 11']

PART 11 - Regulations Governing Education Certification for Commercial Shellfish Harvesters (250-RICR-90-00-11) - Rhode Island Department of State
PART 11 - Regulations Governing Education Certification for Commercial Shellfish Harvesters (250-RICR-90-00-11)
250-RICR-90-00-11 ACTIVE RULE
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Title 20, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1, 42-17.6, and 42-17.7, and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-18(b)(5), Administrative Procedures Act.
11.4	Definitions
11.6	Superseded Rules and Regulations
11.7	Regulations
A.	Applicability. These regulations apply to holders of the following commercial fishing licenses, permits, and landing permits issued by the Department:
1.	Principal Effort Licenses and Commercial Fishing Licenses with Quahog, Soft-shell clam, and/or Shellfish Other endorsements;
2.	65 and Over Shellfish Licenses;
3.	Student Shellfish Licenses;
4.	Multipurpose licenses if the holder harvests and lands quahogs, soft-shell clams, and/or any other species of shellfish, with the exception of
a.	whelk, and
b.	scallops if shucked prior to landing; and
5.	Resident and Non-Resident Landing Permits if the holder harvests and lands in Rhode Island quahogs, soft-shell clams, and/or any other species of shellfish, with the exception of
b.	scallops if shucked prior to landing.
B.	For the 2018 license year only, all applicable license, endorsement, and permit holders, referenced above, who held said license, endorsement, or permit for 2017 and renew said license, endorsement, or permit for 2018, shall be certified, by the Department, as having completed the Commercial Shellfish Harvester Education and Training Program, administered by the Department via an online tutorial, by April 6, 2018.
C.	For the 2018 license year and every license year thereafter, all applicants for new applicable licenses and permits, referenced above, shall be certified, by the Department, as having completed the Commercial Shellfish Harvester Education and Training Program, administered by the Department via an online tutorial, prior to the issuance of said license or permit.
D.	For the 2018 license year and every license year thereafter, any holder of a multipurpose license or landing permit who becomes engaged, initially, in the harvest and landing of shellfish in Rhode Island - excluding whelk, and scallops if shucked prior to landing -- shall be certified, by the Department, as having completed the Commercial Shellfish Harvester Education and Training Program, administered by the Department via an online tutorial, within ninety (90) days of the initial landing.
E.	Certifications shall expire five (5) years from the date of issuance, after which all applicable license and permit holders must obtain recertification by retaking the online tutorial.
F.	Any applicable license, endorsement, or permit held by anyone who has not obtained certification in accordance with the deadlines set forth above in §§ 11.7(B) and (D) of this Part shall be suspended by the department until such time as the holder obtains certification. The filing of an appeal shall not stay the suspension.
Part 11 PART 11 - Regulations Governing Education Certification for Commercial Shellfish Harvesters (250-RICR-90-00-11)
Effective 01/04/2018
R.I. Gen. Laws Title 20, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1, 42-17.6, and 42-17.7, and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35-18(b)(5), Administrative Procedures Act, as amended.
Purpose of the proposed rule: Proposed ADOPTION of new regulation regarding education certification requirements for licensed commercial shellfish harvesters, pursuant to the FDA National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Model Ordinance (Section II - Chapter VIII, Control of Shellfish Harvesting. No public testimony was received. The regulation is to be adopted as proposed, with no additional changes. The Director to sign the final rule on December 13, 2017.
ACTIVE RULE Adoption - effective from 01/04/2018 to Current