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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.9 - Cooperative Hunting Programs

Current through June 14, 2024
9.9.1
The
				  Nature Conservancy (TNC) Deer Hunting Cooperatives
A. No vehicles of any kind are allowed on the
				  property, except in designated parking areas.
B. The construction or use of permanent tree
				  stands is prohibited. The use of nails, spikes, bolts, or devices that may
				  damage trees is prohibited. Climbing tree stands are permitted.
1. Tree stands shall not be installed prior
				  to August 15 and must be removed by February 15 annually.
C. No special permit is required.
D. No hunting for any other species of
				  wildlife is permitted.
E. Beaver
				  River Preserve, Francis Carter Preserve, Queens River Preserve, King Preserve,
				  Canonchet Preserve, Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve South (area south of Stony Lane),
				  and Pocasset Ridge Conservation Area
1.
				  Archery hunting only for deer.
2.
				  No firearms are allowed on these properties at any time.
F. Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve North (area north
				  of Stony Lane) and Grass Pond Preserve (TNC property only)
Deer hunting only with archery, muzzleloader or
					 shotgun.
G. How-Davey
				  Preserve (access via Grills Preserve, Bradford Road, Hopkinton)
1. Deer hunting only with archery or
				  muzzleloader.
2. No firearms other
				  than muzzleloaders are allowed on the property at any time.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.10 - Migratory Game Birds

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Possession limit
				  of migratory birds is three (3) times the daily bag limit unless otherwise
				  stated.
The field possession limit shall be equal to the daily bag
					 limit.
B. Mourning dove
				  (
Zenaida macroura
) and Eurasian collard-dove
				  (
Steptopelia decaocto
)- The open season for doves statewide
				  is:
1. Dates:
a. First (1st)
				  segment is the second (2nd) Saturday in September
				  extending thirty (30) days, inclusive of the Saturday opener.
b. Second (2nd)
				  segment is the third (3rd) Saturday in October
				  extending forty-four (44) days, inclusive of the Saturday opener.
c. Third (3rd)
				  segment is the second (2nd) Saturday in December
				  extending sixteen (16) days, inclusive of the Saturday opener.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.11 - Waterfowl

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Possession limit for waterfowl is three
				  (3) times the daily bag limit unless otherwise stated.
The field possession limit shall be equal to the daily bag
					 limit.
B. Canada Goose:
1. Special September Season:
a. September 1 - 30 inclusive
b. Daily bag limit is fifteen (15).
c. Shooting hours are one half (1/2) hour
				  before sunrise to one half (1/2) hour after sunset for September Canada goose
				  hunting only.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.12 - Small Game and Upland Game Birds

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Legal shooting
				  hours for game species in this section will be sunrise to sunset, except coyote
				  and, raccoon as otherwise provided for.
B. Red fox (
Vulpes vulpes
),
				  gray fox (
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
), gray squirrel
				  (
Sciurus carolinensis
), red squirrel (
Tamiasciurus
				  hudsonicus
), and cottontail rabbit (
Sylvilagus spp
.)
				  seasons (all dates inclusive):
1. Third
				  (3rd) Saturday in October through the last day of
				  February.
2. The daily bag limit
				  for cottontail rabbit is three (3).
3. The daily bag limit for red and gray
				  squirrel is five (5), singly or in aggregate.
4. The daily bag limit for fox is
				  unlimited.
5. Patience Island is
				  closed to small game hunting, except for coyote as provided in §
											9.12(I),
				  and raccoon as provided in §
											9.12(O), of
				  this Part.
6. Prudence Island: The
				  Heritage property is closed during the open archery only deer
				  season.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.13 - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Turkey Seasons
				  Dates (all dates inclusive):
1. Paraplegic
				  Spring Turkey Season: The full weekend (Saturday/Sunday) prior to the Thursday
				  Statewide Spring Turkey Season opener
2. Youth Turkey Season: The Monday through
				  Sunday, inclusive, prior to the Thursday Statewide Spring Turkey Season
				  opener
3. Statewide Spring Turkey
				  Season: The last Thursday of April extending twenty-five (25) days, inclusive
				  of the Thursday opener
4. Fall
				  Archery Turkey Season: October 1 to October 31
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.14 - Furbearer Trapping

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A current Rhode
				  Island Trapping License is required to trap furbearers.
B. Furbearers are those species listed by
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
										20-16-1.
C. The trapping season for gray fox, red fox,
				  mink (
Neovison vison
), muskrat (
Ondatra
				  zibethicus
), opossum (
Didelphis virginiana
),
				  cottontail rabbit, squirrels, raccoon, skunk (
Mephitis
				  mephitis
), and weasel (
Mustela spp
.) is from the
				  first (1st) day in November to the last day in
				  January, inclusive.
1. Traps may not be set,
				  staked, or placed prior to sunrise on opening day.
2. All traps must be removed by the last day
				  of the season.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.15 - Reptiles and Amphibians

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A current Rhode
				  Island Fishing, Hunting or Trapping License is required to take reptiles and
				  amphibians. All hunters using archery equipment to take reptiles and amphibians
				  must have a valid hunting license and have successfully completed a bow hunter
				  education course.
B. The only
				  species of reptiles and amphibians for which there is an open season are
				  snapping turtle (
Chelydra serpentina
), green frog
				  (
Lithobates clamitans
), and bullfrog (
Lithobates
				  catesbeianus
). The possession, removal from the wild, or killing, for
				  any purpose, of any other native reptile or amphibian to include their nests
				  and eggs is prohibited except by special permit.
C. The snapping turtle season is closed May
				  15 - July 15, inclusive.
1. The season bag
				  limit is six (6) snapping turtles.
2. The taking of snapping turtles is
				  restricted to turtles with a minimum straight-line carapace length of thirteen
				  inches (13").
3. Snapping turtles
				  with a carapace length less than thirteen inches (13") shall be immediately
				  released alive into the waters from which it was taken.
4. Legal snapping turtles shall be
				  immediately killed and reduced to possession.
5. Take is only by the following methods:
				  turtle traps, hand, hand-held dip nets, snagging, or bow and arrow.
6. Turtle traps must be set in a manner that
				  allows all turtles within, access to the surface to breathe air. Turtle traps
				  must have a metal tag attached, which, at a minimum, bears the trapper's name
				  and address. Traps must be checked every twenty-four (24) hours and any
				  non-target species must be immediately released at the location where the trap
				  was set.
7. The taking of snapping
				  turtles for commercial purposes is prohibited.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.16 - Management Areas

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The possession
				  of a valid Rhode Island hunting, or combination hunting and fishing license,
				  serves as the permit to hunt public reservations and undeveloped State parks
				  where hunting is allowed, and Tidal Lands pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Titles 20
				  and 18, and R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-18-2 and
				  20-18-3.
B. 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 Department of Environmental Management Hunting Regulations for the
				  specific hunting activity in which the person is engaged.
C. Hunters must check in and out of State
				  Management Area hunter check stations and present all small game harvested for
				  inspection each day they are open during the upland game season when pursuing
				  small game as prescribed by the DEM. Check station dates will be listed in the
				  current Hunting Season Abstract.
1. At the
				  discretion of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, management areas may be closed
				  to pheasant hunting for pheasant stocking at noon until sunset on Tuesdays and
				  Fridays from the Friday prior to the third (3rd)
				  Saturday in October through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving Day; the Wednesday
				  before Thanksgiving Day; and Fridays in December.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 9 - R.I. Hunting and Trapping Regulations for the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Seasons › Section 250-RICR-60-00-9.18 - Special Regulation - State Waterfowl Stamp

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All
				  waterfowl hunters sixteen (16) years of age and older are required by law to
				  purchase a Rhode Island State Waterfowl stamp as well as a Federal Duck
				  Stamp.
B. Annual State Waterfowl
				  stamps shall be available at the price of Seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50)
				  per stamp at participating vendors (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										20-2-37).
1. State waterfowl stamp certifications
				  issued through the web-based online licensing system need not be
				  signed.
2. Physical stamps obtained
				  from the Division of Fish and Wildlife must be signed by the hunter across the
				  face of the stamp and carried at all times when hunting.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to regulate
					 freshwater fishing seasons and bag limits annually.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-1-12 and
					 20-1-13, as well as R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-17.1 and 42-17.6, 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.3 - 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 purpose
					 of State laws, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.4 - 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.5 - 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 freshwater and diadromous fisheries 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.6 - Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
10.6.1
Freshwater Fisheries
				  Regulations
A. As Follows:
1. The open season on all species of trout,
				  salmon, and charr shall close annually on the last day of February at midnight
				  and shall commence at 6:00 AM on the second (2nd) Saturday in April annually.
				  From the second 2nd) Saturday in April through November 30th annually, the
				  daily creel and possession limits for trout shall be five (5) fish; and from
				  December 1st through the last day in February, annually, the daily creel and
				  possession limits for trout shall be two (2) fish. All designated trout waters
				  (§10.6.1(A)(18) of this Part) shall be closed to all fishing from the last
				  day of February at midnight and shall commence at 6:00 AM on the second (2nd)
				  Saturday in April annually, unless otherwise designated. Possession of trout,
				  salmon, or charr taken from any waters of the State during the closure shall be
				  prohibited.
a. Free Fishing Days: A
				  freshwater fishing license shall not be required by residents or non-residents
				  on the first (1st) full weekend in May, annually.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.7 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Enforcement of this Part, including penalties and appeals,
					 is pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-1-12,
					 20-11-20, and
					 20-11-21, and R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-17.6, 42-17.7, and any other applicable section of the General
					 Laws.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 10 - Fishing Regulations for the Season › Section 250-RICR-60-00-10.8 - Effective Date

Current through June 14, 2024
The foregoing Rules and Regulations - Fishing Regulations
					 for the Season, after due notice, are hereby adopted and filed with the
					 Secretary of State to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, unless
					 otherwise indicated below, in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-35, 42-17.1, and 42-17.6, as amended.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. To establish standards and procedures for
				  the issuance of Migratory Bird Depredation Control Permits and Nest Control
				  Permits for the taking, handling, and/or possession of any species of migratory
				  bird, or their nests or eggs.
B. To
				  allow for taking of migratory birds, their eggs, or their nests to mitigate
				  significant risk to human health and safety, income, and/or conservation of
				  at-risk species of plants, fish, and wildlife.
C. To ensure that migratory birds, their
				  eggs, or their nests are not taken in such a manner as to place undue pressure
				  on threatened or endangered species in Rhode Island and limit other species of
				  migratory birds from becoming threatened or endangered.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
Currently the USFWS and USDA regulate depredation by
					 migratory birds but require approval for authorization within Rhode Island
					 through regulation as administered by the Director of the Department of
					 Environment Management under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-1-2,
					 20-1-4,
					 20-1-8,
					 20-14-1,
					 20-14-1.1,
					 20-14-2, 201-22, Title 20, and
					 Chapters 42-17.1 and 42-17.6 in accordance with the requirements of the
					 Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 4235.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.3 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
The Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Rhode Island
					 Department of Environmental Management is authorized to preemptively authorize
					 permits issued by USFWS and USDA in accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty
					 Act and may place more restrictive but not less restrictive stipulations on any
					 permit or form issued for use within Rhode Island. When found committing
					 depredations upon agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when
					 concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health or public
					 safety hazard or other nuisance, issue permits for the taking of birds shall be
					 handled through the USFWS and USDA. It is necessary that those authorized to
					 take birds, or their nests or eggs, do so in such a manner that is safe and
					 limits undue harm to Rhode Island's natural resources. It is also necessary
					 that persons requesting migratory bird depredation control permits know the
					 risks and limitations of applying such control measures so that they do not
					 incur unnecessary burden (financial or otherwise), from employing ineffective
					 control measures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.4 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Division to effectuate the purpose
					 of State law, Regulations, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.5 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in this Part the following
				  terms should be construed as follows:
1.
				  "Active nest" means a migratory bird nest that contains eggs or young
				  (flightless or newly-flighted) birds.
2. "APHIS" means U.S. Department of
				  Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
3. "Department" means the Department of
				  Environmental Management.
4.
				  "Director" means the Director of the Department of Environmental Management, or
				  his/her duly authorized agent(s).
5. "Division" means the Division of Fish and
				  Wildlife.
6. "Eagle" means a Bald
				  Eagle or Golden Eagle.
7. "Form 37"
				  means a Wildlife Services Permit Review Form completed by USDA, APHIS, Wildlife
				  Services as recommendation for addressing damage problems or loss and required
				  to accompany a Federal Migratory Bird Depredation Permit.
8. "Inactive nest" means a migratory bird
				  nest without any eggs or young (flightless or newly-flighted) birds that may or
				  may not be frequented by adult migratory birds.
9. "Migratory bird" means any bird listed on
				  the current Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protected Species (10.13
				  List).
10. "Raptor" means a
				  meat-eating bird with a hooked bill and talons and includes birds in the
				  families
Accipitridae
(e.g. hawks, harriers, and kites),
Falconidae
(e.g. falcons and kestrels),
Strigidae
(e.g. owls),
Tytonidae
(e.g. barn
				  owls), and
Pandionidae
(i.e. Osprey).
11. "RIDEM" means the Department of
				  Environmental Management.
12.
				  "Take" means an action which causes harm to a migratory bird, its nest, eggs,
				  or chicks, or any part thereof, whether intentional or otherwise. This can
				  include harassment, lethal or non-lethal removal, hunting, or
				  killing.
13. "USDA" means the
				  United States Department of Agriculture.
14. "USFWS" means the United States Fish and
				  Wildlife Service.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.6 - Requirements for Migratory Bird Control Permits

Current through June 14, 2024
11.6.1
Requirements for Migratory Bird Depredation Control Permits
A. A valid and current Migratory Bird
				  Depredation Control Permit, issued by the Division, or the Federal Government
				  is required to take, handle, or possess, for management purposes, any migratory
				  bird, their eggs, or their chicks.
B. A valid and current completed Form 37
				  (from USDA) and Migratory Bird Depredation Permit Application (from USFWS)
				  shall serve as a valid permit for take.
C. The Division reserves the right to
				  rescind, negate, or reduce the quantity of allotted take, species included, and
				  sub-permittees listed, on all Migratory Bird Depredation Permits and forms
				  issued by or on behalf of the USFWS, and USDA.
D. Applicants for migratory bird depredation
				  control permit from the Division shall complete and submit a Migratory Bird
				  Depredation Control Permit Application on forms provided by the Division. All
				  applications for a Migratory Bird Depredation Control Permit must include the
				  following for each year of activity:
1. The
				  full name and contact information for the applicant.
2. The species and number of birds and eggs
				  to be removed.
3. A description of
				  the problems and justification for control.
4. The address for each location where
				  control is proposed.
5. Non-lethal
				  methods used to mitigate migratory bird depredation.
6. Long-term plans to mitigate damage to
				  reduce the needs for lethal take in the future.
7. Lethal methods of control to be
				  employed.
8. The full names and
				  contact information for all sub-permittees.
E. All Migratory Bird Depredation Control
				  Permit holders are required to report permitted migratory bird take activities,
				  on forms provided by the Division, no later than thirty (30) days following the
				  expiration of their permit. All Migratory Bird Depredation Control Permit
				  Reports must include the following:
1. The
				  exact date, address, GPS coordinates, and number of each species of bird and
				  egg removed.
2. Copies of Federal
				  permits associated with activities of the Migratory Bird Depredation Control
				  Permit, issued by the Division.
3.
				  Lethal methods of take employed for each species and location.
4. Details of any permitted bird relocation
				  activities, including names, contact information, and letters of approval from
				  the wildlife professionals responsible and release location
				  landowner.
5. A description of
				  non-lethal tools employed during the permit year.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.7 - Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A migratory bird control permit is not
				  required to take, handle, or possess a migratory bird for those holding a valid
				  hunting license or other permit or license issued by the Department during
				  those regulated seasons within the stipulations permitted by Regulations
				  governing holders of a valid hunting license or other permits or licenses
				  issued by the Department.
B.
				  Raptors may be trapped, transported, and released without a migratory bird
				  control permit, issued by the Division, prior to submitting Form 37 to
				  USFWS.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.8 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons subject to these Rules may also be
				  subject to other Regulations of the Department and may also be subject to
				  Federal Regulations.
B. The Rules
				  shall be construed in harmony with other Department Regulations and the
				  Regulations of Federal agencies. Nothing in these Rules shall affect the
				  Director's power and duty to issue or require any form of wildlife monitoring,
				  wildlife management, enforcement action, or other action pursuant to any other
				  regulatory program administered or enforced by the Director.
C. Any person, firm or corporation who
				  violates any provision of these Regulations shall be subject to an
				  administrative penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first
				  (1st) violation and not to exceed one thousand
				  dollars ($1000.00) for the second (2nd) violation
				  and any subsequent violations.
D.
				  The Director may require any permittee subject to these Rules to provide any
				  information deemed necessary to determine compliance with these Rules. Failure
				  to disclose such information shall be cause for initiating appropriate
				  enforcement action and shall constitute valid cause for denial of any
				  Departmental approvals under these Rules or the suspension of any approval or
				  permit issued hereunder.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 11 - Rules and Regulations Governing Migratory Bird Control Permits › Section 250-RICR-60-00-11.9 - Appeal and Hearing Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Opportunity for
				  Hearing
1. Denials - Any person whose
				  application for a permit, permit renewal, or other approval, has been denied by
				  the permitting agency, acting through Fish and Wildlife, may appeal to the
				  Administrative Adjudication Division, for review of the decision on which the
				  denial is based.
2. Violations -
				  Any person who has been issued a notice of violation of any of the provisions
				  of these Rules, may request a hearing from the Administrative Adjudication
				  Division, subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-17.1-2(u).
3. Hearings and Administrative Procedure -
				  Pursuant to the authority granted to the Department in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-17.7-9:
a. Any person who seeks an adjudicatory
				  hearing in order to contest an enforcement action which alleges violation(s) of
				  these Rules and Regulations must file said request in writing with the clerk of
				  Administrative Adjudication Division, 235 Promenade Street,
				  3rd Floor, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908 within
				  twenty (20) days of receipt of the contested agency enforcement
				  action.
b. Any person who seeks an
				  adjudicatory hearing relative to the denial of a permit or sub-permit arising
				  under these Rules and Regulations must file said request in writing with the
				  clerk of Administrative Adjudication Division, 235 Promenade Street,
				  3rd Floor, Providence, Rhode Island 02908 within
				  thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the contested agency action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.1 - Gun Handling Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. While using the
				  target range, all users shall:
1. Treat all
				  firearms as if loaded. Keep the muzzle of the firearm pointed in a safe
				  direction at all times. Keep firearms pointed down range while on the firing
				  line.
2. Keep his/her finger off
				  the trigger until ready to shoot.
3. Keep the action open and the firearm
				  unloaded until ready to shoot. For range purposes, muzzleloader firearms are
				  considered unloaded when free of powder, projectile, and primer.
4. Know his/her target and what is
				  beyond.
5. Know how to safely
				  operate his/her firearm.
6. Use
				  only the correct ammunition for his/her firearm.
7. Not handle firearms or stand at the firing
				  line where firearms are present while others are down range or during any
				  "cease fire" period.
8. In the
				  event a "cease fire" command is called by any individual on the range,
				  immediately bench all firearms, and move to the area behind the yellow line
				  known as the "ready line."
9. In
				  case of misfire or hang fire, point his/her firearm down range until it can be
				  safely cleared.
10. Perform aimed
				  fire only. No uncontrolled rapid fire, shooting from the hip, "combat style"
				  shooting, or drawing from a holster.
11. Never use alcohol or drugs before or
				  while shooting.
12. Transport
				  firearms to and from the parking lot unloaded and cased. Holstered firearms are
				  not permitted. Upon entering the firing line, firearms must be uncased at the
				  shooting bench with the muzzle pointed down range.
13. Control his/her firearms and ammunition
				  to prevent access by unauthorized persons.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.2 - General Range Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. At all times,
				  while present on the target range, all individuals shall observe the following;
1. No cell phones or electronic devices not
				  related to shooting are allowed on the firing line.
2. Dress properly. No flip-flops, sandals or
				  open toed shoes. No sleeveless shirts, tank tops, bikini tops, low cut blouses
				  or shirtless.
3. Know and obey all
				  range Regulations and commands.
4.
				  Know where others are at all times and be aware of his/her
				  surroundings.
5. No smoking on, or
				  within twenty feet (20') of the firing line.
6. Climbing on berms and backstop is
				  prohibited.
7. Mining of lead from
				  berms and backstop is prohibited.
8. Firing at targets on the ground, or
				  placing targets on the berms or backstop is prohibited.
9. Firing at objects other than prescribed
				  targets is prohibited.
10. No
				  incendiary (tracer type) ammunition or targets are allowed.
11. Guests are not allowed on the firing
				  line.
12. Please limit range time
				  to one (1) hour when others are waiting to shoot.
13. The Wildlife Management Area requirement
				  of solid daylight fluorescent orange is not required of Rifle/Pistol Range
				  users.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.3 - Rifle/Pistol Range

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The discharge of
				  any firearm other than a handgun, shotgun, rim fire rifle, muzzleloader rifle,
				  or air gun is prohibited on the fifty (50) yard rifle/pistol range. The
				  Division of Fish and Wildlife reserves the right to allow or disallow
				  additional types of firearms as deemed appropriate to facility modifications
				  and/or use.
B. The use of shot
				  ammunition on the pistol/rifle range is limited to patterning for seasonal
				  hunting. Appropriate shot and patterning targets required.
C. No firing from positions forward of the
				  designated firing line.
D. No
				  firing from positions other than a designated shooting lane.
E. Use only the provided target stand
				  designated for your shooting lane. No cross firing to other shooting
				  lanes.
F. Use paper targets only no
				  larger than fifteen inches by twenty inches (15" by 20"). All other targets are
				  prohibited. Human silhouette targets and targets depicting people are not
				  allowed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.4 - Clay Target Range

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The discharge of
				  any firearm other than a shotgun is prohibited on the clay target
				  range.
B. Ammunition is limited to
				  maximum shot size of # 7-1/2 lead, or equivalent size non-toxic shot. No larger
				  shot size or slugs are permitted on the shotgun range.
C. Clay pigeons are the only allowable target
				  on the shotgun range.
D. Shoot from
				  designated shooting stations only.
E. Guns are to be unloaded, actions open,
				  when not standing in a designated shooting station.
F. Load no more than two (2) shells at a
				  time.
G. Only two (2) shooters may
				  simultaneously utilize the shotgun range.
H. At no time shall shots be fired, or clay
				  targets launched toward the parking area or rifle range.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.5 - Administrative Rules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All users must
				  obtain a range permit prior to using the target range. The Rhode Island
				  Division of Fish and Wildlife reserves the right to limit the number of permits
				  issued. Target Range Permits are non-transferable.
B. To apply for a range permit, all
				  applicants eighteen (18) years of age or older must:
1. Obtain an application from the Rhode
				  Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, Great Swamp Field Headquarters, 277 Great
				  Neck Rd., West Kingston, RI 02892 or the Fish and Wildlife Education Office at
				  1B Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, Exeter, RI 02822 or at
www.dem.ri.gov
.
2. Complete the application form and have
				  his/her signature notarized.
3.
				  Attach a copy of your driver's license or other government issued picture
				  ID.
4. Attach one (1) of the
				  following certifications:
a. State-issued
				  Hunter Education Card
b. Valid,
				  State-issued, firearms hunting license
c. RIDEM Pistol/Revolver Certification Card
				  (Blue Card)
d. Valid, Rhode Island
				  Department of Attorney General Pistol Permit
e. Active Military I.D.
f. Equivalent Certification as determined by
				  the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife.
5. Mail the completed application package
				  along with a LEGAL SIZE, self-addressed stamped envelope to: Range Permit,
				  Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, 1 B Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, Exeter,
				  RI 02822.
6. When this material is
				  received, applicants will be notified that they are eligible to attend a range
				  safety briefing. A range pass will be issued at the conclusion of the range
				  safety briefing. Applications for minors (under eighteen (18) years of age)
				  must include the notarized signature and a copy of the driver's license or
				  other government-issued picture ID of a parent or legal guardian. Minors are
				  exempt from requirement three (3) of the application process. Illegible,
				  incomplete, or incorrect permit applications will not be processed.
7. For renewal of permits issued in 2010 or
				  later, please complete the Target Range Permit Application and check the
				  RENEWAL box at the top right and attach your previous permit. It is not
				  necessary to attach your certification or have your signature notarized unless
				  you are moving from a "minor" to an "adult" permit in which case you must apply
				  as a new user. Users who renew must attend a safety briefing to be updated on
				  any changes in Regulations or policy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.6 - Assumption of the risk of injury and Indemnification

Current through June 14, 2024
In exchange for a person's use of the target range
					 facility or issuance of a range permit for such use or the issuance of a range
					 permit to a minor at the person's request, said person agrees that he/she shall
					 at all times assume full liability for any injuries which he/she or the subject
					 minor may suffer while at or near the target range facility. In addition, said
					 person shall hold the State and its agents harmless from any and all claims or
					 damage suits arising from the person's or the subject minor's actions at or
					 near the target range facility either by way of omission or commission.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.7 - Administrative Suspension/Revocation of Permit

Current through June 14, 2024
A. With the
				  understanding that public safety is a primary goal of the Division of Fish and
				  Wildlife; the use of the Great Swamp Range is a privilege extended only to
				  those individuals who demonstrate the knowledge and skills to safely use a
				  firearm in public. Due to potential risk associated with the public use of
				  firearms in a manner other than as dictated in these Regulations, the Range
				  Safety Officer has the authority to immediately seize the range permit of any
				  individual who demonstrates said unsafe behavior. The Range Safety Officer has
				  the discretion to impose a temporary suspension of shooting privileges and/or
				  repeat of the Range Safety Briefing. In the event of a severe or repeat
				  infractions, shooting privileges may be permanently revoked.
B. Any person aggrieved by a suspension
				  decision pursuant to this Part, permanent revocation of a range permit, or
				  determination to suspend or revoke a range permit, may appeal the decision in
				  accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen.
				  Laws Chapter 42-35 and the Administrative Adjudication for Environmental
				  Matters Act R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 12 - Target Range Regulations › Section 250-RICR-60-00-12.8 - Administrative Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person who
				  is found, pursuant to the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-17.1-2, to have used or to have
				  attempted to use the target range prior to having been issued a range permit or
				  during a period when the range is closed shall be assessed an administrative
				  penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
B. Any person who is found, pursuant to the
				  authority of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.10 to have used or to have attempted
				  to use the target range during the period of a suspension/revocation of his or
				  her range permit pursuant to §
										12.7 of this Part, shall be
				  assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars
				  ($100.00).
C. Any person aggrieved
				  by a final decision pursuant to §
										12.8 of this Part, may
				  appeal the decision in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative
				  Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-35 and the Administrative
				  Adjudication for Environmental Matters Act, R.I. Gen. Laws 42-17.7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Registration of Arborists (250-RICR-70-00-1) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
Rules and Regulations under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 2-19, as
					 amended, entitled "Licensing and Registration of Arborists." These Rules and
					 Regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1, 42-35
					 and 2-19.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Registration of Arborists (250-RICR-70-00-1) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of these regulations,
				  except as provided below, the following terms shall have the following
				  meanings:
1. "Arboriculture" means the care
				  and maintenance of trees and shall include work such as tree bracing, tree
				  pruning, cavity treatment of trees, hazardous tree removal and such other
				  activities as licensed arborists may undertake in the management of
				  trees.
2. "Corporation" means any
				  business or non-profit organization which in any part of its activities
				  undertakes the practice of arboriculture as defined in §
											1.2(A)(1) of
				  this Part above whether or not such corporation is duly incorporated in Rhode
				  Island or any other state or country, if such corporation does or seeks to
				  practice arboriculture within the State of Rhode Island.
3. "Department" means the Department of
				  Environmental Management, Division of Forest Environment.
4. "Firm" means any business composed of one
				  or more persons which in any part of its activities undertakes the practice of
				  arboriculture as defined in §
											1.2(A)(1) of
				  this Part above, whether or not such firm is duly incorporated in Rhode Island
				  or any other state or country, if such firm does or seeks to practice
				  arboriculture within the State of Rhode Island.
5. "Job site" means any discrete location or
				  area where arboricultural work is taking place.
6. "Person" means any individual who at any
				  time practices arboriculture as defined in §
											1.2(A)(1) of
				  this Part above within the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Registration of Arborists (250-RICR-70-00-1) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-1.3 - License Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons who must
				  hold an Arborist License:
1. Any individual,
				  whether self-employed or working as part of a corporation, firm, or any
				  municipality, who will spend any portion of his/her time working alone at any
				  job site where any arboriculture is being done on property of another for
				  compensation must have a valid arborist license.
2. Where there is more than one person
				  working at any job site where any arboriculture is being done on property of
				  another for compensation, at least one person at every such job site must have
				  a valid arborist license, and all persons working at such job site must be
				  within such close proximity to each other that their work is continually
				  monitored by a licensed arborist.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Registration of Arborists (250-RICR-70-00-1) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-1.4 - Application for Examination

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Prior to the
				  time of examination, applicants for an arborist license shall apply in writing
				  on a form supplied by the Department.
B. Examinations will be offered for two
				  categories of licenses as follows:
1.
				  Standard Arborist License issued to persons who pass an examination which
				  includes all phases of arboriculture and,
2. Limited Utility Arborist License issued to
				  persons who pass an examination limited to trimming, pruning, limbing, removal,
				  identification of trees, and safety practices relating directly to providing
				  clearance for the safe and reliable operation of utility lines and
				  equipment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Licensing and Registration of Arborists (250-RICR-70-00-1) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-1.5 - Time and Fee for Examination

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Examinations
				  will be held in January, March, June and September of every year at a time and
				  place specified by the Department. Examinations may be given at other times,
				  if, in the judgment of the Department, enough applicants have applied for
				  examination to warrant such action.
B. An applicant must pay a non-refundable fee
				  of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for every application for examination. If a
				  person does not pass the examination, (s)he will be charged a non-refundable
				  fee of ten dollars ($10.00) if (s)he chooses to retake the test within the
				  calendar year. If any applicant waits beyond the calendar year to retake the
				  examination, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee will be charged for the
				  subsequent examination(s).