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RI Gen L § 19-33-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 19 - Financial Institutions|Chapter 19-33 - Student Loan Bill of Rights Act|Section 19-33-16 - Exemption.

§ 19-33-16. Exemption.(a) For the purposes of this chapter, any federal- or state-chartered bank or credit union that originates a student education loan or acts as a servicer, and any wholly owned subsidiary of a bank or credit union, shall be exempt from the provisions of §§ 19-33-4, 19-33-6 through 19-33-11, inclusive, §§ 19-33-12(9), and 19-33-14.(b) Student loan servicers that are not banks or credit unions operating under federal or state charters, nor wholly owned subsidiaries thereof, that service student loans on behalf of state- or federal-chartered banks and credit unions, shall not be exempt from any section of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 265, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 20-1-1. Legislative findings.(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 that, through application of enlightened management techniques, can be developed, preserved, and maintained for the beauty and mystery that wild animals bring to our environment.(b) The general assembly further finds that the management of fish and wildlife through the establishment of hunting and fishing seasons; the setting of size, catch, possession, and bag limits; the regulation of the manner of hunting and fishing; and the establishment of conservation policies should be pursued utilizing modern scientific techniques, having regard for the fluctuations of species populations, the effect of management practices on fish and wildlife, and the conservation and perpetuation of all species of fish and wildlife.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-2 - Authority over fish and wildlife.

§ 20-1-2. Authority over fish and wildlife.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 waters of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 304, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-3 - Definitions.

§ 20-1-3. Definitions.(a) When used in this title, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another meaning:(1) "Bushel" means a standard U.S. bushel, 2,150.4 cubic inches capacity;(2) "Commercial fishing" means to take, harvest, hold, transport, load, or off-load, marine species for sale or for intended sale;(3) "Hinge width" means the distance between the convex apex of the right shell and the convex apex of the left shell;(4) "Land or landing" means to off-load seafood products, including, but not limited to, finfish, shellfish, and crustaceans, for sale or intended sale, or to secure a vessel with the seafood products on board to a shoreside facility where the products may be off-loaded for sale or intended sale;(5) "Nonresident landowner" means a nonresident citizen of the United States and owner of real estate in Rhode Island as evidenced by deed filed in the recorder of deeds office in a Rhode Island town or city hall;(6) "Peck" means one fourth (¼) of a bushel;(7) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity;(8) "Possession" means the exercise of dominion or control over the resource commencing at the time at which a decision is made not to return the resource to the immediate vicinity from which it was taken. The decision must be made at the first practical opportunity. In the case of aquaculture crops, "possession" means the exercise of dominion or control over cultured crops commencing at the time that a decision is made not to return the crops to the lease or facility from which they were taken. The decision must be made at the first practical opportunity, taking into consideration the management practices set forth in the approved operational plan;(9) "Quart" means one thirty-second (1/32) of a bushel;(10) "Resident" means an individual who has had his or her actual place of residence and has lived in the state of Rhode Island for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months.(b) When used in this title, the following common names shall mean the animals designated by the following scientific names:Alewife — Pomolobus or Alosa pseudoharengus Bay quahaug — Mercenaria mercenaria Bay scallop — Argopecten irradians Blue crab — Callinectes sapidus Blue mussel — Mytilus edulis Conch/channel whelk — Busycon canaliculatum Conch/nob whelk — Busycon carica Deer — white-tailed deer, Odocoileous virginianus Eel — Anguilla rostrata Green crabs — Carcinus maenas Jonah/northern crab — Cancer borealis Lobster — Homarus americanus Menhaden — Brevoortia tyrannus Ocean quahaug — Arctica islandica Oyster — Crassostrea virginica, Ostrea edulis Rock crab — Cancer irroratus Sea scallop — Placopecten magellanicus Smelt — Osmerus mordax Soft shell clam — Mya arenaria Striped bass — Morone saxatilis Surf clam or sea clam — Spisula solidissima. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 47, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-4 - Rules and regulations.

§ 20-1-4. Rules and regulations.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.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-5 - General enforcement powers.

§ 20-1-5. General enforcement powers.The director, and the director's authorized agents, employees, and designees, shall protect the wild birds, wild animals, fisheries, and shellfisheries throughout the state and shall administer and enforce the provisions of this title, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this title, and shall prosecute violations of these laws and rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-5.1 - Advice of the marine fisheries council.

§ 20-1-5.1. Advice of the marine fisheries council.The director, in exercising authority under this title for the planning, management, and regulation of marine fisheries, shall request and consider in the record as applicable the advice of the marine fisheries council, and in the adoption of management plans and regulations affecting licensing for marine fisheries, the director shall provide a written response to the advice of the marine fisheries council.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 359, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-6 - Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers.

§ 20-1-6. Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers.The director shall appoint any number of conservation officers that he or she may deem necessary for the detection and prosecution of any violations of the laws of this state enumerated in § 20-1-8. The director may delegate any and all of his or her powers and duties to each of these conservation officers who shall serve at the director's pleasure.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-7 - Deputy wardens.

§ 20-1-7. Deputy wardens.The director may appoint any number of deputy wardens that he or she may deem necessary. The deputy wardens shall not be authorized to carry pistols or revolvers, but shall be authorized to detect violators of the laws of this state enumerated in § 20-1-8. This detection shall be reported to the director who may proceed with the prosecution. Deputy wardens shall be given an identification badge by the director and shall serve at the director's pleasure.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-8.1 - Procedures for seizure and forfeiture.

§ 20-1-8.1. Procedures for seizure and forfeiture.(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, that, by provision of any section of this title, is subject to forfeiture to the state, shall be seized pursuant to § 20-1-8(a)(6) and forfeited under the provisions of this section.(b) The attorney general shall proceed pursuant to §§ 12-21-23 — 12-21-32, to show cause why the vessel, boat, fishing tackle, guns, shooting and hunting paraphernalia, traps, decoys, or any other implements, appliances, or equipment used in the knowing and willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation relating to fish and wildlife that, by provision of any section of this title, is subject to forfeiture to the state, may be forfeited to the use of or the sale of the department on producing due proof that the vessel, fishing tackle, guns, shooting and hunting paraphernalia, traps, decoys, or any other implements, appliances, or equipment was used in this violation.(c) Whenever property is forfeited under this section and the specific provision of this title requiring forfeiture for a particular offense, the department may:(1) Retain the property for official use; or(2) Sell any forfeited property that is not required by this title to be destroyed and that is not harmful to the public; but the proceeds of this sale, after first deducting the amount sufficient for all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance of custody, and advertising and court costs, shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-9 - Operation of patrol boats.

§ 20-1-9. Operation of patrol boats.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to patrol and police the shellfish grounds; check the licenses of fishermen; protect the scallop areas; collect animal specimens; execute special work incidental to the lobster and other shellfisheries; and enforce the provisions of chapter 22 of title 46, this sum to be expended under the direction of the director of the department of environmental management for the purpose of maintaining and operating patrol boats and their crews. The controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or sums, as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by the controller of proper vouchers approved by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 23.
RI Gen L § 20-1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-10 - Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.

§ 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.(a) Every person operating a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waters who fails to immediately heave-to upon a shouted command or a flare fired into the air from a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmental management and carrying the identification "Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Island" shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).(b) Every person who, while aboard a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waters that has been ordered to heave-to upon shouted command or a flare fired into the air from a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmental management and carrying the identification "Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Island", dumps, destroys, or throws anything from the vessel or boat shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-11 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 20-1-11. Prosecution of violations.It shall be the duty of the attorney general to conduct the prosecution of all court proceedings brought by the director as requested by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-12 - Fixing of seasons and bag limits.

§ 20-1-12. Fixing of seasons and bag limits.(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.(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section, or any rule or regulation made under the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a civil violation and subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the traffic tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all violations specified in this section.(d) The regulations shall be adopted only after the holding of a public hearing subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1993, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-12.1 - Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas.

§ 20-1-12.1. Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas.(a) In accordance with regulatory programs promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42; and pursuant to the exemption afforded by § 42-35-18(b)(5); and notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 35.1 of title 42, the director shall have the authority to modify possession limits and seasons in order to meet the harvest allocation for a given marine species managed under a quota.(b) Notification of changes to public. For all such changes identified in subsection (a) of this section, the director shall provide notification via a dedicated phone line, electronic notification to dealers, listserv, and website posting. At least three (3) of these notifications shall occur a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date that the change is to be effective.(c) Record of change. For all such changes identified in subsection (a) of this section, the director shall certify the record of the change, maintain the record, and make it available for public inspection.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 193, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-13 - Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits.

§ 20-1-13. Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits.Notice of the director's intention to adopt regulations pursuant to § 20-1-12 and the holding of a public hearing on these regulations shall be published in at least one newspaper of general statewide circulation, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the public hearing. These regulations shall remain in effect not longer than one year following the date of their effectiveness.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-14 - Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir.

§ 20-1-14. Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir.The director may make suitable rules and regulations governing fishing in Wallum Lake in Burrillville and Central Pond and the James V. Turner Reservoir in East Providence, and for this purpose, may confer with the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in the department of Natural Resources of the commonwealth of Massachusetts concerning the fishing privileges of residents of Massachusetts in those bodies of water.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-15 - Entry of private property.

§ 20-1-15. Entry of private property.The director of environmental management, and each duly authorized employee of that department, may, in the discharge of duties under this title, enter upon and pass over private property without liability for trespass. If feasible, the employee shall give notice to the property owner.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-16 - Penalty for violations.

§ 20-1-16. Penalty for violations.(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the violation of any law or rule or regulation relating to wild animals, wild birds, lobsters and fish, marine, freshwater and anadromous fisheries and shellfisheries shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both.(b) Striped bass penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation shall be fined in accordance with the following schedule:(1) First offense. Upon conviction, not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for each striped bass taken, possessed, sold or possessed, and/or offered for sale and imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both.(2) Second offense. Upon conviction, not less than two hundred dollars ($200) for each striped bass taken, possessed, sold or possessed, and/or offered for sale and imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both; and any boat, fishing tackle or other implements used in violation shall be subject to forfeiture to the state.(3) Third and subsequent offenses. Upon conviction, not less than five hundred dollars ($500) for each striped bass taken, possessed, sold or possessed, and/or offered for sale and imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both; and any boat, fishing tackle or other implements used in this violation shall be subject to forfeiture to the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 369, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-17 - Cooperation with other states.

§ 20-1-17. Cooperation with other states.The director may cooperate with the fish and wildlife commissioners or other similar bodies or agencies of other states in carrying out the purpose of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-18 - Collector's permits.

§ 20-1-18. Collector's permits.Notwithstanding any other restriction or prohibition set forth in this title or in §§ 11-47-20 and 11-47-51, the director is authorized to issue special permits for the taking, handling, and/or possession of any species of wild animal, of any size, age, and numbers as may be appropriate to persons for the purpose of study or management of wildlife populations, carrying out scientific experiments, and cultivation projects for which the director has responsibility. The director may require an applicant to provide any information that the director deems necessary to ascertain that there is scientific or ecological value in a bona fide experiment or project request. Failure to abide by the provisions of any permit, or failure to report any information required by the director, shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the permit.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 496, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 517, § 1.
RI Gen L § 20-1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-19 - Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states.

§ 20-1-19. Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states.If and when the states of New York and Connecticut and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any of them, shall enact similar laws for the arrest and punishment for violations of the conservation or fish laws of this state or the state so enacting the similar law, committed, or attempted to be committed, by any person, or persons, fishing in waters lying between the states, any wildlife protector, fish warden, or other person of either state who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the conservation or fish laws of that state shall have power and authority to make arrest on any part of the waters between the states, or the shores thereof, and to take any person, or persons, so arrested for trial to the state in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute the person, or persons, according to the laws of that state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
RI Gen L § 20-1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 20-1 - General Provisions|Section 20-1-20 - Power to require reports.

§ 20-1-20. Power to require reports.When deemed necessary to carry out the director's duties under this title, the director may require that reports detailing hunt, catch, effort, and other data be provided to the director by any person who hunts or fishes in this state or who lands his or her catch in this state. These individual reports and other data shall remain confidential and may only be disseminated to the public or persons outside the department in a statistical format.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.