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RI Gen L § 20-14-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-14 - Birds|Section 20-14-7 - Prohibited methods of taking.

§ 20-14-7. Prohibited methods of taking.(a) No person shall hunt, pursue, take, or attempt to take, upland or migratory game birds over any area that has been baited. For the purposes of this section a "baited area" is that on which salt, corn, wheat, or other grains have been scattered to lure, attract, or entice those birds to, on, or over, where hunters are attempting to take them and shall not be construed to include areas where corn, wheat, or other grains are scattered as the result of normal agricultural operations.(b) No person shall hunt, pursue, take, or attempt to take migratory game birds by the use or aid of live birds as decoys.(c) No person shall hunt, pursue, take, or attempt to take wild birds by the use of an electronically amplified recording of bird calls or sounds. However, this provision does not apply to crows.(d) No person shall take, kill, or destroy any wild bird by means of any trap, snare, net, spring, crossbow, rifle, pistol, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive, or stupefying substance, nor shall any person construct, set, maintain, or repair any of these devices for the purpose of taking, killing, or destroying wild birds.(e) No person shall shoot, or attempt to shoot, migratory game birds by means other than a shotgun of size ten (10) gauge or smaller, capable of holding three (3) or fewer shells, or a long bow (straight limb, reflex, recurve, and compound bow) and arrow.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 612, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 18.
RI Gen L § 20-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-14 - Birds|Section 20-14-8 - Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks.

§ 20-14-8. Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks.No person shall take, kill, destroy, or pursue or in any manner molest any wild bird in any season of the year in that part of the town of Charlestown known as Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks or within one hundred (100) yards of the shore or banks of the Watchaug Pond and Powaget Brooks.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-14-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-14 - Birds|Section 20-14-8.1 - Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove.

§ 20-14-8.1. Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove.No person shall take, kill, destroy, or pursue or in any manner molest any wild bird in any season of the year in that part of the city of Warwick known as Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove or within one hundred (100) yards of the shore or banks of the Brushneck Cove and Buttonwoods Cove.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 264, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-14 - Birds|Section 20-14-9 - Boats used in hunting waterfowl.

§ 20-14-9. Boats used in hunting waterfowl.Migratory game birds may not be taken from, or by means of, any motorboat or a boat or other craft having a motor attached, unless the motor has been completely shut off and/or the sail furled, and its progress from the use of the motor or sail has ceased, or the boat or craft is used solely as a means of picking up dead or injured birds, nor shall migratory game birds be taken by means of aid of any motor driven land, water, or air conveyance used for the purpose of, or resulting in, the concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up of waterfowl; provided, however, that the shooting of crippled waterfowl from a motorboat under power will be permitted under the following conditions: crippled waterfowl may be pursued, shot, and retrieved from a boat under power seaward of the first upstream bridge in all coastal waters except coastal ponds.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-1 - Deer hunting prohibited except as provided.

§ 20-15-1. Deer hunting prohibited except as provided.No person shall hunt, pursue, or shoot, or attempt to hunt, pursue, or shoot, deer in this state except as provided in this chapter. Deer hunting shall be limited to seasons, times, manner of taking, and bag limits established in regulations adopted by the director pursuant to § 20-1-12. The regulations shall be formulated to include the best methods to provide for the safety both of hunters and residents. In any event, the following prohibitions and restrictions shall always apply to deer hunting:(1) (i) No firearm deer hunting shall be done within five hundred feet (500′) of any building or dwelling house in use without the specific written permission of the owner or tenant of the dwelling.(ii) No archery deer hunting shall be done within two hundred feet (200′) of any building or dwelling house in use without the specific written permission of the owner or tenant of the dwelling unless otherwise established in regulations adopted by the director, or his or her designee, for the purpose of wildlife management;(2) Hunting shall only be permitted from one half (½) hour before sunrise to one half (½) hour after sunset;(3) No dog shall be employed in any deer-hunting activities;(4) No hunting shall be done on any privately owned land without the written permission of the owner of the land;(5) Only a shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, or long bow (straight limb, reflex, recurve, and compound bow) or crossbow and arrow shall be utilized in deer hunting;(6) No person shall make, set, or use any trap or snare or salt lick or other device for the purpose of ensnaring, enticing, taking, injuring, or killing a deer;(7) No person shall individually, or in conjunction with others, use an artificial light at any time to illuminate, jacklight, locate, attempt to locate, or show up wild birds or mammals, or any other vertebrates, when that person, or persons, have in their actual possession, in the passenger compartment of their vehicle, or in the storage area of a truck or van, unless locked in a case, a crossbow, long bow (straight limb, reflex, recurve, and compound bow) rifle, gun, or pistol; and(8) Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this section or the rules and regulations promulgated under this section and § 20-1-12, in addition to the penalties provided by § 20-1-16, any weapons, guns, lights, or other equipment used in killing or attempting to kill any deer shall be forfeited to the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1983, ch. 107, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 417, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-2 - Deer permits.

§ 20-15-2. Deer permits.(a) No person shall hunt deer within this state unless that person possesses a deer tag. Any resident or nonresident holder of a hunting license or combination license may obtain a shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, or crossbow, or archery deer tag from the director. The deer permit shall be carried at all times by the person to whom it is issued while hunting for deer. Any person who takes a deer in this state shall immediately affix his or her tag portion of his or her deer permit to the carcass of the taken deer, and, within twenty-four (24) hours of the taking, convey the deer to an environmental police officer or other designee of the department, or to a deer-check station, if one is in operation at the time, for checking. Any dead deer found not having a tag attached to it identifying the owner shall be the property of the state and shall be seized by any environmental police officer who finds or locates the carcass, to be disposed of by direction of the director.(b) Crossbow permits. Crossbow permits may be issued by the department to those persons who have a permanent physical impairment due to injury or disease, congenital or acquired, that renders them so severely disabled as to be unable to use a conventional bow and arrow device. Said permits will be issued by the department only after the receipt of a physician's statement confirming the applicant is impaired as referred to above. All permittees must have taken and successfully completed both hunter education and bow hunter education classes prior to the issuance of a permit.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 417, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-3 - Permit to landowner to protect property.

§ 20-15-3. Permit to landowner to protect property.(a) Any person owning or occupying any property, and any employee of that person, while on that person's premises, may kill any deer found destroying any crops, vegetables, or fruit trees, or otherwise causing damage to that property; provided, however, that this person shall not kill any deer unless he or she has obtained a permit from the director to do so. The director, on application, may issue the permit to any responsible owner, or the owner's employee, provided that no such permit shall be issued until the director has determined that actual damage has been done to crops, vegetables, fruit trees, or other property by any deer, and that no practical alternative to the shooting of the deer is available. This permit shall be issued on an annual basis at a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Any person taking or wounding a deer under the permit shall report the taking or wounding to a conservation officer or other designee of the director within twenty-four (24) hours of the taking or wounding.(b) Hunting shall only be permitted from one half (½) hour before sunrise to one half (½) hour after sunset; provided that the director, subject to terms and conditions to be set forth by regulation, may authorize hunting at other times on farmlands; and further provided, that these farms have experienced severe deer damage to a cash crop or crops, and have attempted unsuccessfully other reasonable means of controlling the damage, including daylight hunting; and provided further, that the director determines whether these farmlands are of sufficient size to support night hunting without endangering the public safety. A night hunting permit may be issued by the director to any responsible owner, or the owner's employee, provided that no such permit shall be issued until the director has determined that actual damage has been done to crops, vegetables, fruit trees, or other property by any deer, and that no practical alternative to the shooting of the deer is available. This permit shall be issued on an annual basis at a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(c) Under the authority of the director, the division of agriculture shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this section as they relate to farmers, and may also be responsible for administering this section as it relates to other landowners.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1997, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 44, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 33, § 5.
RI Gen L § 20-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-4 - Equipment used by archers.

§ 20-15-4. Equipment used by archers.(a) No person hunting, pursuing or taking deer by archery shall be equipped with equipment not authorized by regulations promulgated by the department and/or as authorized by subsection (b).(b) Possession of archery aid devices for deer hunting with special permit. Any person who has a permanent physical impairment due to injury or disease, congenital or acquired, that renders them so severely disabled as to be unable to use a conventional bow and arrow device, and/or who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, may legally hunt deer using adaptive equipment and aids. Said permits will be issued by the department only after the receipt of a physician's statement confirming the applicant is impaired as referred to above.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-5 - Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting.

§ 20-15-5. Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting.No person shall use, or have in his or her possession, while hunting for deer, pistols, guns, or other firearms, spear guns, crossbows, explosive points, poisonous or barbed points, or any other projectile, propelled by any means, capable of carrying or injecting any incapacitating drug or chemical; provided, however, that a duly licensed person may hunt for deer by shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, long bow (straight limb, reflex, recurve, or compound bow) or crossbow. Possession of any deer showing evidence that it was taken with a prohibited device shall be a violation of this section. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this section, any weapons, guns, or ammunition shall be forfeited to the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 417, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-6 - Prohibition of hunting by local authorities.

§ 20-15-6. Prohibition of hunting by local authorities.Any city or town council is authorized and empowered to prohibit hunting, possessing, or taking deer within the boundaries of the city or town by ordinance duly enacted.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-7 - Deer colliding with vehicles.

§ 20-15-7. Deer colliding with vehicles.The owner of any vehicle that has been substantially damaged by collision with a deer shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after the collision, report the accident to a conservation officer. The officer shall investigate, and if he or she finds the damage has been done as alleged, the officer shall give a certificate to the person entitling the person to ownership of the deer carcass to be possessed and consumed only with the immediate family of the owner of the vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-8 - Report of killing or wounding.

§ 20-15-8. Report of killing or wounding.Any person who wounds or kills a deer shall make a written report stating the facts relative to the wounding or killing, signed by him or her, to be sent or submitted within twenty-four (24) hours to the department.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-15-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-15 - Deer Hunting|Section 20-15-9 - Unlawful possession or sale of deer.

§ 20-15-9. Unlawful possession or sale of deer.It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession any deer, or part of a deer, unless the deer has been taken legally under the provisions of this chapter, or has been imported legally from another state or country. It is unlawful for any person, at any time, to sell, or offer for sale, any deer, or part of a deer, excepting non-edible parts such as heads, hides, or skins, except as provided elsewhere in this title. Possession of each deer, or part of a deer, in violation of this section is considered a separate and distinct offense.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-1 - Furbearers protected.

§ 20-16-1. Furbearers protected.(a) No person shall hunt, pursue, shoot, or trap, or attempt so to do, the following furbearing mammals in this state, except in accordance with rules and regulations governing seasons, bag limits, and methods of taking adopted by the director pursuant to § 20-1-12.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "furbearers" shall be considered to include:(1) Carnivores (Order Carnivora):(i) Family Canidae, genus Canis (coyote); genus Urocyon (gray fox); genus Vulpes (red fox).(ii) Family Procyonidae, genus Procyon (raccoon).(iii) Family Mustelidae, genus Martes (fisher); genus Mustela, M. erminea (ermine), M. frenata (longtailed weasel), M. vison (mink), genus Mephitis (striped skunk), genus Lutra (river otter).(iv) Family Felidae, genus Lynx (bobcat).(2) Rodents (Order Rodentia):(i) Family Castoridae, genus Castor (beaver).(ii) Family Sciuridae, genus Sciurus (gray squirrel).(iii) Family Cricetidae, genus Ondatra (muskrat).(3) Marsupials (Order Marsupialia): Family Didelphidae, genus Didelphis (opossum).(4) Rabbits and hares (Order Lagomorpha): Family Leporidae, genus Sylvilagus (Eastern and New England cottontail), genus Lepus (snowshoe hare).History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-2 - Landowners - Nuisance furbearers.

§ 20-16-2. Landowners — Nuisance furbearers.Any person owning or leasing and operating any property, and any employee of that person, may, while on that person's premises, kill and take a furbearer that is worrying, wounding, or killing the domestic animals or livestock on the property, or destroying or mutilating agricultural crops or fruit trees on the property; or otherwise causing clear-and-immediate economic damage to any property belonging to that person; or creating a potential health hazard; provided that, except in the case of rabbits, the carcass of the furbearer shall be presented to the department within twenty-four (24) hours of taking. The animal may then be possessed by the landowner or lessee for the use of the immediate family of the landowner or lessee, and shall not be sold or offered for sale, except by special permission of the director.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-3 - Possession of ferrets prohibited.

§ 20-16-3. Possession of ferrets prohibited.No person shall own or have in his or her possession in this state a European ferret, nor shall any person use ferrets in hunting any game in this state. In addition to the penalties provided in § 20-1-16, any person violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit the ferret(s). The director may, upon application, give special permission for ownership and possession of a European ferret.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1983, ch. 107, § 4.
RI Gen L § 20-16-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-4 - Raccoon hunting.

§ 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting.Raccoons may be taken and possessed with the use of a gun, when the taker is accompanied by a dog. No person shall hunt raccoons at night by the use of rifle larger than a twenty-two (22) caliber rim fire long rifle or by the use of shotgun shells carrying shot larger than number four (no. 4) shot or by the use of a light other than a kerosene lantern, exclusive of the pressure type, or a flashlight with more than six (6) cells. No person shall take, or attempt to take, raccoons by use of a light from a motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-5 - Possession of live raccoons.

§ 20-16-5. Possession of live raccoons.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person from keeping a live raccoon or raccoons for either breeding or other purposes while having in his or her possession a permit or license issued by the department to do so.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-6 - Prohibited methods of taking.

§ 20-16-6. Prohibited methods of taking.No person shall erect, set, repair, maintain, or tend any snare, or spread any poison, for the purpose of catching or killing any animal, except within buildings located on land owned or occupied by him or her, unless specifically allowed by regulations adopted under § 20-1-12.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-7 - License required for trapping - Marking of traps.

§ 20-16-7. License required for trapping — Marking of traps.No person shall set, maintain, or tend any trap for the purpose of taking, killing, or destroying any furbearing animal without first obtaining a trapping license from the department of environmental management; provided, however, that a resident of this state, or a member of the resident's immediate family, may set traps without a license on land owned or leased by him or her and on which he or she is actually domiciled. The trapping license shall have the name of the licensee contained thereon, and every trap set by a licensee shall carry upon it a license identification, insignia, or number in any design, size, and form that the director shall designate. No license shall be issued to any nonresident from a state that does not afford to Rhode Island residents trapping privileges.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-8 - Trapping - Steel jawed leghold traps.

§ 20-16-8. Trapping — Steel jawed leghold traps.(a) No person shall use, set, place, or maintain or tend any steel-jawed, leghold trap to capture any furbearing mammal or other animal; provided, however, that any person may apply in writing to the director of the department of environmental management for a special permit to use a steel-jawed, leghold trap to be used on his or her property when there exists on his or her property an animal nuisance that cannot be reasonably abated except by the use of the trap.(b) If the director determines that this nuisance exists on the property of the applicant that cannot be reasonably abated by means not prohibited by this section, the director may then issue a permit to the applicant, for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, to use, set, place, maintain, or tend any steel-jawed, leghold traps that the director may deem necessary to eliminate the nuisance.(c) Any person violating this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, and his or her trapping license and privilege to trap shall be revoked for one year from the date of conviction.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-16-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-16 - Furbearing Animals|Section 20-16-9 - Setting of traps.

§ 20-16-9. Setting of traps.No trap shall be set by any person on the enclosed land of another without the written permission of the owner of the land. Every trap shall be placed in a hole, brush pile, stone wall, or other protected place, so situated as to be inaccessible to any domestic animal. No person setting a trap, or traps, shall fail to visit the traps at least once every twenty-four (24) hours. No traps shall be set, staked, or placed where furbearing animals might be found before the opening day and time of the trapping season established pursuant to § 20-1-12; all traps shall be removed by the last day of the season.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.