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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Commercial Marine Fishing Licenses Issued between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022 that remain in effect through December 31, 2022 › Section 250-RICR-90-00-22.5 - General Management and Licensing Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
22.5.1
Management Controls
A. Fishery
				  endorsements:
1. Fishery endorsement
				  categories shall include:
a. Lobster
b. Non-Lobster Crustacean: all crustacean
				  species, as well as horseshoe crabs, available for commercial harvest, except
				  lobster
c. Quahaug
d. Soft-shell Clam Control date: A control
				  date of December 31, 2007 is established for the soft-shell clam fishery in
				  Rhode Island. This control date has been established by the Department for
				  potential future use in establishing eligibility criteria for future access to
				  the fishery.
e. Shellfish Other: All
				  shellfish species available for commercial harvest, except quahaug and
				  soft-shell clams
f. Restricted
				  Finfish: Scup (only from May 1 through October 31; scup shall be considered
				  non-restricted from January 1 through April 30, and from November 1 through
				  December 31), summer flounder, tautog, striped bass, and black sea
				  bass
g.  Non-Restricted Finfish: All
				  species of finfish and squid available for commercial harvest except the five
				  (5) species specified in the Restricted Finfish Endorsement category,
				  and
h. Whelk: All whelk species
				  available for commercial harvest.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of the programs is to establish aggregate
					 possession limits for commercial summer flounder and black sea bass to aid in
					 the management of the marine resources of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
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, as amended.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
See Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations, Part 1 of
					 this Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and
					 Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.6 - Superseded Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
On the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, all
					 previous Rules and Regulations, and any policies regarding the administration
					 and enforcement of these Regulations shall be superseded. However, any
					 enforcement action taken by, or application submitted to, the Department prior
					 to the effective date of these Rules and Regulations shall be governed by the
					 Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the enforcement action was taken,
					 or application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.7 - General Eligibility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicants must
				  hold a valid commercial fishing license issued by the Department if fishing in
				  state waters.
B. The vessel
				  operator must hold a valid landing permit issued by the Department and valid
				  federal permit if fishing in federal waters.
C. The applicant or vessel operator must not
				  have been assessed a criminal or administrative penalty for violations of State
				  or Federal commercial fishing Regulations or laws within the past three (3)
				  years.
D. Applicants must be in
				  compliance with commercial fishing data reporting requirements pursuant to Part
				  2 of this Subchapter.
E. The vessel
				  must be commercially declared pursuant to Part 2 of this Chapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.8 - Application and Permit

Current through June 14, 2024
A permit issued from the Director is required to
					 participate in this program. Permit applications shall be completed on forms as
					 prescribed by the Director.
Applications not completed in their entirety shall not be
					 considered.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.9 - General Permit Conditions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Participants
				  must maintain compliance with commercial fishing data reporting requirements
				  pursuant to Part 2 of this Subchapter.
B. Permits are non-transferable. Only the
				  person(s) and vessel named on the permit are authorized to use the
				  permit.
C. Participants and
				  participating vessels must adhere to all applicable Rules and Regulations
				  governing commercial fishing operations, including but not limited to mesh size
				  restrictions, offloading hours, at-sea transfers, and reporting and
				  record-keeping requirements.
D.
				  Possession limits are subject to change throughout the season pursuant to
				  §
										1.4 of
				  this Subchapter. Notification of any such modification is made pursuant to
				  §
										1.4(B)(4) of
				  this Subchapter. It is the responsibility of the licensed person to comply with
				  possession limits and all such modifications.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.10 - Winter I Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authorizes the
				  aggregate possession limit of summer flounder during the specified season(s) to
				  authorized permit holders.
B.
				  Eligibility:
1. The vessel, if harvesting
				  summer flounder from Federal waters, holds a valid Federal Summer Flounder
				  Moratorium Permit and Rhode Island Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate issued
				  pursuant to Part 14 of this Subchapter.
2. The vessel's operator, if harvesting
				  summer flounder from State waters, holds a valid Summer Flounder Exemption
				  Certificate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.11 - Summer/Fall Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authorizes the
				  aggregate possession limit of black sea bass and summer flounder during the
				  specified season(s) to authorized permit holders.
B. Eligibility:
1. Applicant vessels shall agree to install a
				  Division-approved vessel monitoring system (VMS) device on their vessel. The
				  cost of such VMS device shall be the responsibility of the
				  participant.
2. Applicant vessels
				  shall agree to submit catch and effort information through a Division-approved
				  electronic application. The cost of such application shall be the
				  responsibility of the participant.
3. Applicant vessels may be required to take
				  any State or Federally authorized observers at any time.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass › Section 250-RICR-90-00-23.12 - Penalties for Non-Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Penalties for
				  non-compliance:
1. In addition to the
				  penalties for non-compliance specified in §
											1.11 of this Subchapter,
				  non-compliance with the provisions of these Regulations or the permit agreement
				  may result in permit revocation in the aggregate program for remainder of the
				  sub-period or the subsequent sub-period. If for any reason a sub-period does
				  not exist by Regulation, the privilege of the owner(s) and operator(s) to
				  commercially harvest fish shall be suspended for the same calendar time period
				  as described in the current sub-period upon adjudication.
2. The Director may also revoke, in writing,
				  the authorization to participate in this Program, should the Director determine
				  that such program participant has been assessed a criminal or administrative
				  penalty for violations of State commercial fishing Regulations or for
				  violations of Federal commercial fishing Regulations or laws, within the past
				  three (3) years.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to
					 administer the $227,273 allocation of mitigation relief provided to Rhode
					 Island by NOAA and transferred to the State by the ASMFC by expeditiously and
					 equitably disbursing it in the form of fishing gear contrivances to eligible
					 fishery participants in the Rhode Island Lobster/Jonah Crab fishery to comply
					 with the recently amended Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan and the
					 subsequent NOAA Fisheries Final Rule (50 C.F.R. §§229 -
					 697) intended to reduce serious
					 injury and mortality to three species of large whales.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
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 Chapter 42-35, Administrative Procedures
					 Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and
					 Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.5 - Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Effective date October 18, 2021, NOAA
				  Fisheries amended regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take
				  Reduction Plan to reduce the incidental mortality and serious injury to North
				  Atlantic Right Whales, Fin Whales, and Humpback Whales in the northeast
				  commercial lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot fisheries to meet the goals of the
				  Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
B. Compliance with gear configuration
				  modifications including those changes that require fishermen to modify gear
				  marking, change gear configurations, or modify buoy lines to accommodate new
				  weak rope and weak insertions will be required as of May 1, 2022.
C. Consistent with the requirements of the
				  Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, the Department initiated a public
				  process to develop a plan for Rhode Island to distribute gear to lobster and
				  Jonah crab fishery participants. The public process included a series of
				  webinars and workshops to brief stakeholders on the program and solicit input
				  on the development of the revised Rhode Island plan. Workshops were held on
				  October 19, 2021 and November 8, 2021.
D. As a component of the above-described
				  public process, the Department sought and received feedback from stakeholders
				  regarding the enactment of emergency regulations to implement a revised plan
				  for Rhode Island. All stakeholders supported the use of emergency regulations
				  to expedite implementation of the gear distribution program, in recognition
				  that the issues addressed by regulation would be fundamentally the same as the
				  provisions set forth in the plan.
E. These emergency regulations operationalize
				  the process of disbursing Rhode Island's $227,273 allocation from NOAA and the
				  Rhode Island plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.6 - Assessment of Administrative Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department will initially set aside $14,000 from the
					 allocation of funds to Rhode Island to cover the administrative costs of
					 developing and implementing the Rhode Island plan. Actual administrative costs
					 will be determined upon conclusion of the appeal process, as set forth herein
					 under sect; 26.9 of this Part. This is a maximum administrative cost; no
					 additional amount will be deducted from the allocation of funds to Rhode
					 Island. This results in $213,273 available for end line modifications or
					 replacement.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.7 - Eligibility Criteria

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All applicants
				  must meet the flowing criteria:
1. Must be a
				  resident of Rhode Island upon date of application.
2. Must be 18 years of age or older upon date
				  of application.
3. Must have an
				  active Rhode Island commercial fishing license that authorizes harvest of
				  lobster or Jonah crab from Lobster Conservation Management Area 3 or a resident
				  landing permit upon date of application.
4. The state license holder or federal vessel
				  permit must have at minimum forty (40) Rhode Island lobster or Jonah crab
				  landings in 2021-2022. In cases where there are less than forty (40) legal
				  Rhode Island landings, and one (1) or more of those landings is associated with
				  a multi-day trip(s), Vessel Trip Reports and days fished from those trip(s) may
				  be used.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.8 - Application Procedures and Required Information, Certification and Documentation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Consideration
				  for gear allotment will only be afforded to those who meet the eligibility
				  criteria set forth in sect; 26.7 of this Part, who apply to the Department
				  pursuant to the application procedures set forth below, and who provide all
				  required information, certification, and documentation.
B. Application:
1. Applicants must complete the application
				  form titled "Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan - Affidavit and
				  Application for Eligible Fishery Participants from Rhode Island," issued by the
				  Department. The application form will be available online at the Department's
				  Marine Fisheries website at:
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/Fisheries-CARES-Act.php
.
2. Applications must be completed in full.
				  Applications not completed in full will not be considered eligible.
3. Applications must be notarized prior to
				  submission.
4. Submission. Fully
				  completed and notarized applications must be submitted in hard copy (i.e., hand
				  delivered) or postmarked during the application period, Monday through Friday,
				  8:30 am - 4:00 pm, to either of the two offices set forth below. Electronic
				  submissions of application forms will not be accepted.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.9 - Evaluation, Award, and Notification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon close of
				  the application period, RIDEM will conduct an expeditious review of all
				  applications.
B. Drawing upon
				  information available from the Department's Office of Boating Registration and
				  Licenses, the Department will validate each application with regard to each
				  applicant's license or permit status, vessel ownership status, and business
				  ownership status.
C. Available
				  records and statistics on the commercial fishing fleet will be used to
				  determine minimum eligibility. Available and independently verifiable sources
				  include the Department's commercial license and boat registration database,
				  dockside sales logbooks, VTRs, state logbook reports (eTRIPS or paper logbook),
				  and electronic dealer reports. Information from these same sources will be used
				  to verify commercial fishing activity.
D. Pursuant to the Department's review of all
				  applications, those applicants not meeting eligibility criteria, or who submit
				  claims that do not align with the data sources used to establish claims, or who
				  submit incomplete applications, will be issued letters of denial. Those
				  receiving letters of denial may file an appeal to the finding no later than
				  fifteen (15) calendar days following receipt of the letter, in accordance with
				  sect; 26.10 of this Part.
E. The
				  Department will issue letters of eligibility to all qualifying applicants. Each
				  letter will include the individual amount and type of gear awarded based on the
				  process described above.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.10 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any applicant who submits an application
				  during the application period, and is deemed ineligible for an award, may
				  appeal that determination to the Director.
B. All appeals must be submitted in writing
				  and be filed with the RIDEM Office of Legal Services no later than fifteen (15)
				  calendar days following the applicant's receipt of the written notification
				  from the Department regarding the application. All appeals shall include a
				  cover letter setting forth the reason(s) the application should have been
				  deemed eligible and shall include any/all supporting documentation. The filing
				  deadline may be met by hand delivering a written appeal to the Department, at
				  the address provided below, no later than 3:59 pm on the deadline date, or
				  submitting a written appeal to the Department, at the address provided below,
				  via mail, with a postmark no later than the deadline date.
C. Appeals shall be filed with the RIDEM
				  Office of Legal Services, Fisheries Relief Program, 235 Promenade Street,
				  Providence, RI 02908.
D. There will
				  be no opportunity to appeal a determination of ineligibility if such
				  determination is based on the submittal of an application following the close
				  of the application period.
E. The
				  Director's Executive Counsel, or their designee, will review all appeals,
				  determine whether the applicant/appellant has satisfied his/her burden of
				  proving that the Department's determination was not consistent with the
				  eligibility or award standards set forth in these regulations, and render final
				  agency decisions based thereon.
F.
				  The Director shall provide all applicants/appellants with written notification
				  of the final agency decision.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.11 - Final Awards and Issuance of Gear

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon completion
				  of the appeals process, the Department will make any final adjustments to
				  awards necessary to ensure that the total allocation to Rhode Island is fully
				  distributed to all eligible applicants. That is, if gear requests exceed the
				  amount allocated to Rhode Island, the equipment will be distributed
				  proportionally to qualifying applicants.
B. The Department will issue final letters of
				  award to all qualifying applicants specifying the final amounts and type of
				  gear awarded and instructions for pickup of awarded gear at either the
				  Department's Marine Fisheries Office in Jamestown or Coastal Resources Office
				  in Galilee (Narragansett).
C. In
				  the event there are leftover funds after distribution of equipment to
				  qualifying applicants, funds will be set aside for new assistance programs in
				  response to future phases of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction
				  Plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 90 - Marine Fisheries › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Regulations Governing the Use of Federal Funds Provided to the State of Rhode Island for the Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance Plan › Section 250-RICR-90-00-26.12 - Termination of Program

Current through June 14, 2024
The activities of this program will be completed, and the
					 Large Whale Gear Modification Assistance program will be terminated, once all
					 award recipients have been notified and all gear has been picked up by
					 awardees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is for the
					 control, custody, governance, and use of State Management Areas, State Parks,
					 and other areas operated and maintained by the Divisions of Fish and Wildlife,
					 Parks and Recreation, and Forest Environment within the Department of
					 Environmental Management ("RIDEM").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §§201-2,
					 20-1-4, and
					 20-1-8, and R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-17.1, 42-17.6, 4217.10, 20-18, 20-15, 32-2 and 32-3 and in
					 accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, the Administrative Procedures
					 Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.3 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations were initially promulgated in
					 order to address the often confusing and sometimes conflicting situation that
					 was created due to the fact that numerous regulations administrated by several
					 different divisions had authority over certain aspects of the RIDEM's Parks and
					 Management Areas. This current amendment is an effort to make those Rules and
					 Regulations more effective and user friendly.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.4 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the RIDEM to effectuate the purposes of
					 State Law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations or
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and
					 Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.6 - Superseded Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
On the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, all
					 previous Rules and Regulations, and any policies regarding the administration
					 and enforcement of Parks and Management Area Rules and Regulations shall be
					 superseded. However, any enforcement action taken by, or application submitted
					 to, the RIDEM prior to the effective date of these Rules and Regulations shall
					 be governed by the Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the enforcement
					 action was taken, or application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.8 - Animals, Including Horses and Dogs

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  bring into a State Park property or picnic area any animal unless under control
				  at all times on a leash of not more than six feet (6') in length. The handler
				  of all animals is responsible for cleaning up and proper disposal of all animal
				  wastes.
B. In Management Areas,
				  persons may walk leashed dogs and domestic animals. The leash shall not exceed
				  twenty-five feet (25') in length with animal under control at all times.
C. All dogs must be wearing a
				  collar with a valid license tag on Public Reservations. See Hunting
				  Regulations, §
										1.23 of this Part for
				  additional dog and dog training Regulations in Management Areas.
D. No person shall leave an animal unattended
				  in a vehicle with the exception of dogs that are being used for hunting or dog
				  trials between September 1st and March 31st.
E. No person shall bring onto any State
				  bathing beach, East Beach/Ninigret Conservation Area, or Burlingame Picnic Area
				  any animal from April 1st through September 30th.
F. Requirements for using the Reynolds
				  Horsemen's Area, Arcadia:
1. Horses shall be
				  allowed only on bridle trails and in designated areas. All users will clean up
				  manure at campsites and dispose of it in bins provided.
2. Ring is to be used for riding or attended
				  exercising, not to be used for turn out or hitching.
3. No camping permitted around
				  ring.
4. Fencing must be
				  self-supporting with no nails or fasteners allowed in trees.
5. Horses are not to be tied to
				  trees.
6. Cemetery is not to be
				  used for horse turnout.
7. Only one
				  (1) site can be used at a time.
8.
				  Camping allowed in designated areas only (See Fires, §
											1.18 of this
				  Part).
9. Camping fee of three
				  dollars ($3.00) per night, per site.
10. Camping requirements (See Camping for
				  Specific Areas, §
											1.14(A) of
				  this Part).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.9 - Annoying or Questionable Activities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Loitering is
				  prohibited in or around restrooms.
B. Activities that interfere with designated
				  activities are prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to engage in
				  disorderly conduct as described below:
1.
				  Person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or
				  recklessly engages in fighting or threatening or in violent or tumultuous
				  behavior; or in a public place or near a private residence that he or she has
				  no right to occupy, disturbs another person by making loud and unreasonable
				  noise which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average
				  sensibilities;
2. Directs at
				  another person in a public place offensive words which are likely to provoke a
				  violent reaction on the part of the average person so addressed;
3. Alone or with others, obstructs a highway,
				  street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, building entrance, elevator, aisle,
				  stairway, or hallway to which the public or a substantial group of the public
				  has access or any other place ordinarily used for the passage of persons'
				  vehicles, or conveyances;
4.
				  Engages in conduct which obstructs or interferes physically with a lawful
				  meeting, procession, or gathering;
5. Public nudity;
6. Public drunkenness.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.10 - Archaeology

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No one shall excavate, disturb, or conduct
				  field investigations on any site or underwater historic property, nor shall
				  anyone disturb or remove any specimens from any property under the care,
				  control or custody of the RIDEM without first obtaining the written approval of
				  the Director and a permit from the State Historical Preservation
				  Commission.
B. All archaeological
				  sites, underwater historic property, and archaeological specimens, as defined
				  in the Antiquities Act of Rhode Island, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-45.1, are the
				  property of the State of Rhode Island.
C. Metal detectors and other location devices
				  are restricted to designated areas during specified time periods.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.11 - Bicycles, Operator Propelled Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  operate or ride a bicycle, scooter, skate board or other operator propelled
				  vehicle or device in any unit or portion thereof, of the Division of Parks amp;
				  Recreation after the Regional Manager has made a finding that conditions are
				  unsafe for the operation of such vehicles and has issued an order prohibiting
				  such activity.
B. Ice-skating is
				  permitted only in designated areas and at designated times.
C. Cross-country skiing is permitted, except
				  where specifically prohibited.
D.
				  Downhill skiing and sledding is permitted only in designated areas.
E. Windsurfers, paddle boarders and kite
				  surfers must launch and land only from designated areas.
F. During the established small game and
				  shotgun deer hunting seasons, the use of mountain bikes is prohibited from the
				  Arcadia Dog Training Area with the exception of Thornley and Midway Trails and
				  other RIDEM designated trails (See §
										1.23(H),
				  Fluorescent Orange Requirements).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.12 - Boating Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Boating is
				  prohibited within the impoundment created by the Great Swamp dike, within the
				  Great Swamp Management Area during the period September 1st through March 31st
				  annually except by licensed migratory bird hunters. All motors are prohibited
				  at all times.
B. Boats are
				  prohibited on the following ponds:
1. Round
				  Top Pond, Burrillville
2. Little
				  Round Top Pond, Burrillville
3.
				  Peck Pond, Burrillville
4 Deep
				  Pond, Arcadia, (off Blitzkrieg Trail) Exeter
5. Frosty Hollow Pond, Exeter
6. Gristmill Pond, Glocester
7. Carolina Trout Pond, Richmond
8. Lower Roaring Brook Pond,
				  Richmond
9. A.L. Mowry Pond,
				  Smithfield
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.13 - Camping for All Camping Areas (See Camping for Specific Areas, Section 1.14 of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The washing of
				  clothes, cooking utensils and actions relating to one's personal hygiene shall
				  be limited to a designated campsite or to facilities provided for that
				  purpose.
B. Camping is allowed only
				  in designated areas with official written permission from individual park
				  facility.
C. The person to whom a
				  camping permit is granted shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older, shall
				  be an occupant of the campsite, shall provide the first and last names of
				  members of the party, and shall be responsible for his or her party's
				  compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the RIDEM and all other applicable
				  laws. Only those members listed shall use the campsites. Only one (1) family
				  (immediate family) is allowed per campsite. Non-family groups shall be limited
				  to six (6) persons per campsite. Any person or persons voided on a camping
				  permit are not allowed to reenter any camping area for the duration of the
				  camping season.
D. All campers
				  shall check in with the caretaker at the beginning of the camping period and
				  shall surrender their camping permit to the caretaker at the end of the camping
				  period, where applicable.
E. No
				  pets are allowed in camping areas, unless with written permission, or as may be
				  allowed in accordance with the provisions of current State Laws.
F. All visitors shall be out of the campsites
				  by 10:00 PM each night. Campers shall be quiet between the hours of 10:00 PM
				  and 7:00 AM.
G. All campground
				  permit holders must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. No person shall
				  occupy a campground for more than a continuous two (2) week period, with a
				  seven (7) day minimum break prior to any re-occupancy. Permit renewals are
				  limited to three (3) within the two (2) week maximum period and must be
				  obtained prior to 8:30 AM on the date of permit expiration. Charlestown
				  Breachway and Ninigret Conservation Area are exempted from this Rule.
H. Each campsite must be occupied on the
				  first night of the permit and must be occupied at least four (4) nights during
				  each week of the camping period. Noncompliance with the above is grounds for
				  immediate revocation of the permit.
I. Public nudity is prohibited. No person
				  shall disrobe other than in tents, campers or other properly designated
				  structures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.14 - Camping for Specific Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Camping for
				  specific Management Areas
1. Reservations for
				  backpack areas and shelters will be accepted prior to stay. Payment for shelter
				  reservations must be received within fourteen (14) working days of the date
				  reservation is made and before the date of use. All permits must be picked up
				  in person from Arcadia Forestry Headquarters.
2. Camping permits run from 12:00 PM on date
				  of permit to 11:00 AM at end of camping period, except for the George
				  Washington campground where camping permits run from 2:00 PM on the date of
				  issue to 11:00 AM at the end of the camping period.
3. No person may occupy a backpack area or
				  shelter for more than a continuous three (3) day period with a seven (7) day
				  minimum break prior to any re-occupancy.
4. No person may occupy Reynolds Horsemen's
				  Area for more than a continuous four (4) day period with a one (1) day minimum
				  break prior to any re-occupancy, unless with official written permission from
				  Arcadia Forestry Headquarters. Use of this area is limited to campers with
				  horses and a fee of three dollars ($3.00) per night, per site shall be paid to
				  the Rhode Island State Treasurer and mailed to: Arcadia Headquarters 260
				  Arcadia Road, Hope Valley, RI 02832.
5. No person may occupy canoe campsites for
				  more than one (1) night, with a minimum break of seven (7) days prior to any
				  re-occupancy, unless with official written permission from Arcadia Forestry
				  Headquarters.
6. In the Arcadia and
				  George Washington Campgrounds, no more than two (2) cars shall be parked at
				  each campsite. Vehicles are prohibited in backpack areas, unless with official
				  written permission from respective Forestry Headquarters.
7. Visitors are prohibited from backpack
				  areas and shelters, unless with official written permission from respective
				  Forestry Headquarters.
8. Campsites
				  must be occupied each night of the camping period in backpack and shelter areas
				  and Reynolds Horsemen's Area.
9. No
				  more than two (2) tents per site shall be allowed in Arcadia designated camping
				  areas, unless with official written permission from respective Forestry
				  Headquarters.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.16 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. User Fees at State Beaches, Parks, and
				  Recreational Areas, Part 3 of this Subchapter, shall remain in effect and are
				  incorporated herein by reference.
B. For persons with disabilities - No fee
				  shall be charged to any person with a disability in accordance with the
				  provisions of State Law R.I. Gen. Laws §32-117. For the purpose of this
				  section, fees shall include all fees for parking, admittance, or other
				  user-fees for playing golf. The term fees shall not include licensing fees;
				  camping fees, picnic table fees or specialized facility use fees, including,
				  but not limited to: fees for the use of equestrian areas, performing arts
				  centers, game fields, and mule shed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.17 - Firearms and Archery Equipment

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Possession of a
				  firearm or archery equipment is prohibited on Public Reservations, unless the
				  person is duly licensed to hunt, is engaged in authorized hunting activity and
				  is in possession of a firearm or archery equipment authorized pursuant to the
				  governing RIDEM hunting Regulations for the specific hunting activity in which
				  the person is engaged or unless the person satisfies the requirements of any of
				  the subsections below.
B. Target
				  shooting is prohibited on Public Reservations except in designated areas (See
				  Target Range Regulations, §
										1.33 of this Part).
C. Possession of a loaded firearm,
				  archery equipment having a nocked arrow or bolt, or firearm with magazine or
				  chamber from which all shells or cartridges have not been removed, located in
				  or on any vehicle or conveyance while in or upon any part of a Public
				  Reservation is prohibited unless possessed by a law enforcement officer
				  pursuant to §
										1.17(D) of
				  this Part.
D. Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										11-47-9.1, a law enforcement
				  officer is authorized to possess a loaded firearm, including a concealed
				  firearm, while in or upon any part of a Public Reservation except when engaged
				  in authorized hunting activities when possessing any firearm other than the
				  authorized firearm or archery equipment allowed pursuant to the governing RIDEM
				  hunting Regulation for the specific hunting activity is prohibited.
E. A person is authorized to possess blank
				  guns for the purpose of dog training in designated areas from January 1st to
				  September 30th.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.18 - Fires

Current through June 14, 2024
No person shall kindle an open fire, including charcoal
					 fires, except in designated areas or with official written permission. From
					 March 15th through May 15th, no open fires are allowed between 10:00 AM and
					 5:00 PM without burning permit issued by local fire
					 department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.19 - Fireworks

Current through June 14, 2024
The possession or use of all classes of fireworks in any
					 Public Reservation is prohibited except in designated areas with official
					 written permission. Permission may be given at the Director's discretion only
					 as a part of a formal license agreement between the State of Rhode Island and
					 the entity requesting permission. If granted, permission shall apply only to
					 areas and times designated by the Director at his/her discretion and specified
					 in the license. The Director may impose additional restrictions which he or she
					 deems necessary.