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-100-00-1.7 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Authorized representative of the Department of
					 Environmental Management" means an employee or agent of the RIDEM.
"Archery equipment" means long bow, recurve bow, compound
					 bow or crossbow.
"Blank gun" means any firearm designed to discharge only
					 blank cartridges and is incapable of propelling any type of projectile.
"Camping" means the erecting of a tent or shelter of
					 natural or synthetic material, preparing a sleeping bag or other bedding
					 material for use, parking of a motor vehicle, motor home or trailer, or mooring
					 of a vessel for the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy.
"Designated areas" means any part of a Public Reservation
					 specially set aside for one (1) or more purposes and identified as such either
					 by the posting of a sign or signs or so posted at the Public Reservation
					 headquarters.
"Disabled person" means an individual who has been issued
					 by the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and whose vehicle displays a current
					 certificate issued pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-28-7 entitling that individual
					 to parking privileges afforded to a disabled individual.
"Domestic animals" means animals, which through extremely
					 long association with humans, have been bred to a degree which has resulted in
					 genetic changes affecting the temperament, color, conformation, or other
					 attributes of the species to an extent that makes them unique and
					 distinguishable from wild individuals of their species and as defined in Rules
					 and Regulations Governing the Importation and Possession of Wild Animals, Part
					 40-05-3 of this Title.
"Firearm" means any machine gun, rifle, shotgun, pistol,
					 air rifle, air pistol, and "blank gun", "BB gun" or other instrument from which
					 steel or metal projectiles are propelled, or which may readily be converted to
					 expel a projectile.
"Float tube" means any device manufactured and sold for use
					 as a fishing float tube.
"Management area" means public lands that are owned by the
					 State of Rhode Island under the jurisdiction of the Department's Division of
					 Fish amp; Wildlife or Forest Environment or in conjunction with each other or
					 subject to the enforcement authority of the Department.
"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle that is self-propelled
					 including, but not limited to every vehicle that is propelled by an internal
					 combustion engine or electric power, but not operated upon rails, or upon
					 water.
"Migratory waterfowl" means per R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §20-3-34, all waterfowl species in the family Anatidae, including wild
					 ducks, geese, brant, and swans.
"Native wildlife" means all species of animals, including
					 all subspecies thereof, occurring naturally, either presently or historically,
					 within the boundaries of the State of Rhode Island, regardless of where the
					 animal originated.
"Off-road recreational vehicle" means any motorized
					 vehicles which were manufactured or modified for use on terrain other than
					 roads and streets and are not registered with the Registry of Motor Vehicles or
					 its equivalent agency in a State other than Rhode Island for operation on roads
					 or streets.
"Official written permission" means written permission
					 obtained from an Authorized Representative of the RIDEM.
"Open air fire" means any fire in the outdoors or in a
					 structure not completely enclosed by walls and a roof, including charcoal
					 grills and gas stoves.
"Park" means any property under the jurisdiction of the
					 Department's Division of Parks and Recreation.
"Permitted organized fishing activity" means events or
					 tournaments that are permitted through the RIDEM, Division of Fish and Wildlife
					 with all rules and stipulations included therein. (See Fishing Regulations for
					 the Season, Part 60 00-10 of this Title)
"Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, society,
					 association, partnership, or private or public body.
"Public reservation" means any property under the care,
					 control or custody of the RIDEM.
"Proficiency testing" means the measurable demonstration of
					 skills with bows and arrows or use of firearms using a set of standards as
					 determined by the hunter education program.
"Rock climbing" means activities associated with a person
					 moving upon, along, or across a non-horizontal rock surface, including but not
					 limited to: scrambling, bouldering, free climbing, assisted climbing, and
					 technical climbing.
"Scientific collector's permit" means a permit issued by
					 the Division of Fish and Wildlife for the collecting, taking, handling, and or
					 possession of any species of wild animal for purposes of scientific study or
					 management, carrying out scientific experiments, or cultivation projects. (See
					 Rules and Regulations Governing Collector's Permits, Part 60-00-4 of this
					 Title)
"Snowmobiles" means a motor vehicle designed to travel over
					 ice or snow, and supported in whole or in part by skis, belts, or
					 cleats.
"Special event" means any activity in which seventy-five
					 (75) or more participants not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) participants
					 assemble on a Public Reservation not under the jurisdiction of the Division of
					 Parks and Recreation.
"Special use permit" means official written permission for
					 authorized groups either organized or assembled by any means including
					 advertisement or social media, of ten to seventy-five (10 to 75) people for
					 Management Areas.
"Sponsor" means the person(s) who applies for authorization
					 to conduct, or conducts, a Special Event as that term is defined in §
										1.7 of this Part.
"State lands management council" means internal Department
					 coordinating group, which includes representatives from the Divisions of Fish
					 amp; Wildlife, Parks amp; Recreation, Planning and Development, Forest
					 Environment, and Law Enforcement. The council is responsible for issuing use
					 permits, land use issues, improvements, maintenance and projects in Management
					 Areas.
"Trash" means garbage, rubbish, waste papers, bottles or
					 cans, debris, litter, oil, solvents liquid waste, or other discarded
					 materials.
"Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which a person
					 or property is or may be transported or drawn on land, except snowmobiles
					 including devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary
					 rails or track.
"Volunteer" means individual(s) or groups providing an
					 authorized service on Public Reservations for no financial gain.
"Wildlife food plot" means any parcel of land that is
					 physically planted or manipulated to provide food and/or cover for
					 wildlife.