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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.11 - Land Use Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Division, in
				  its sole discretion, may designate any area of the Port as a "fire lane,"
				  including but not limited to the strip of land along the bulkhead. Such areas
				  that are designated as a fire lane, shall be properly signed and are required
				  to be kept clear and unobstructed at all times. No gear storage, parking,
				  standing vehicles, cutting boards, or bait barrels shall be allowed in a fire
				  lane, except for the temporary loading and unloading equipment with the driver
				  in line of sight of the vehicle.
B.
				  No person shall bring into the Port area any refuse, ashes, waste oil, or
				  garbage. In addition, there shall be no disposal of fish and fish parts on the
				  bulkhead or in the waters of the State.
C. Parking shall be allowed only in allocated
				  and/or designated parking spaces. All no parking zones shall be signed and
				  violators shall be tagged, towed, and/or fined.
D. Camping and/or sleeping in vehicles at the
				  facility is prohibited.
E.
				  Abandoned, unregistered or illegally parked vehicles will be towed at owner's
				  expense.
F. All rights-of-way shall
				  be kept free and clear of obstruction by vehicles, gear, equipment,
				  etc.
G. All lessees shall obtain
				  written approval from the Department of Environmental Management prior to
				  undertaking activities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.12 - State Pier #9 Newport Traffic Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Parking
				  shall be allowed only in allocated and/or designated parking spaces. Vehicles
				  must have current parking stickers. Any vehicles which are found in areas
				  designated "No Parking Zones" shall be tagged and fined as well as the
				  vehicle(s) towed away at the owner's expense.
B. All designated rights of way shall be kept
				  free and clear of obstruction including, but not limited to, vehicles, gear, or
				  equipment. A ten foot (10') zone around all electric power pedestals and all
				  water hydrants are to be kept free and clear of obstruction including, but not
				  limited to, vehicles, gear, or equipment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.13 - Port of Galilee State Pier #3 Traffic Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Parking is allowed in designated areas only for abandoned motor vehicles with
				  valid commercial fishing stickers issued by the DEM. Illegally parked abandoned
				  motor vehicles may be towed at the expense of the vehicle's owner.
B. No commercial fishing vessel shall remain
				  tied to pier #3 for longer than two (2) weeks without prior written permission
				  from the DEM.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.14 - Port of Galilee Southeast (S.E.) State Parking Lot (G)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This is a long-term general public parking
				  area, and overflow parking area for fishermen and crew with valid parking
				  permits issued by the Division.
B.
				  No campers, buses, trucks, trailers, vessels, or other vehicles over eight
				  thousand eight hundred (8,800) lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight shall be allowed in
				  the lot.
C. No camping is
				  allowed.
D. No sleeping in vehicles
				  is allowed.
E. The daily parking
				  fee is ten dollars ($10.00).
F.
				  Minimum fee for replacement of a lost ticket is one hundred dollars
				  ($100.00).
G. Abandoned motor
				  vehicles will be towed at the expense of the vehicle's owner.
H. Seasonal Parking Pass Fee Schedule, a
				  seasonal parking pass is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for individuals
				  with a Rhode Island driver's license and a Rhode Island registered vehicle. The
				  pass is seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for senior citizens sixty-five (65) years
				  of age or older with a valid Rhode Island driver's license and Rhode Island
				  registered vehicle. A seasonal pass is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for
				  all vehicles with out-of-State registrations. The pass is transferable to a
				  second (2nd) vehicle but will only be honored once
				  in any calendar day. The pass cannot be loaned to a vehicle to which the pass
				  is not issued. No refunds will be given for unused passes.
I. The issuance of a pass to a vehicle
				  authorized for the parking of the subject vehicle on a space available basis.
				  Staff will make every reasonable effort to ensure that adequate parking spaces
				  are available for all vehicles with an annual parking pass, it is possible that
				  enough parking spaces may not be available at times of peak demand including,
				  but not limited to, holiday periods.
J. Any misuse of parking passes will result
				  in the immediate confiscation of the pass by the Division.
K. Vehicles accessing State Parking Lot G
				  must at all times, year round, display a daily parking receipt, a valid
				  seasonal placard, or a current commercial fisherman parking sticker. Failure to
				  display proper parking credentials will result in the vehicle being towed from
				  the lot.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.15 - Port of Galilee Lot 240 Commercial Fishermen Parking Area

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Parking is restricted to commercial
				  fishermen and vessel crews with valid commercial fishing parking
				  stickers.
B. Parking stickers will
				  be issued by the Department for vessel captains and crew. Vessel captains must
				  designate crew members and submit a crew list to the Division to be issued
				  valid commercial fishing parking stickers. Should the Division request proof of
				  employment for crew members or captains, it will be the burden of the applicant
				  to provide such documentation as deemed necessary by the Division.
C. Unauthorized or abandoned motor vehicles
				  will be ticketed and/or towed at the expense of the vehicle's owner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.16 - Port of Galilee West Bulkhead Area Traffic Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Parking Area E: Parking is for commercial
				  fishermen, charter and "headboat" crews who are authorized berth holders and
				  their customers.
B. No sleeping in
				  vehicles is allowed.
C. Abandoned
				  motor vehicles will be towed at the expense of the vehicle's owner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.17 - General Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  commit any disorderly or indecent act within the limits of the Ports.
B. No person shall refuse or neglect to obey
				  the directions of any enforcement officer or any other authorized
				  representative of the Department of Environmental Management.
C. No person shall distribute or exhibit in
				  the Port any printed or written material of a commercial nature without written
				  permission of the Division. If official permission is granted, the distributor
				  or exhibitioner shall be responsible for removal of all litter which may result
				  from such distribution. If the distributor or exhibitioner fails to comply with
				  the removal of all litter, then the litter will be removed by the DEM or their
				  agents at the distributor's or exhibitioner's expense.
D. No person shall offer for sale in the Port
				  any goods or services of a commercial nature without written permission of the
				  Division.
E. No person shall park
				  or otherwise store any trailers on property owned or leased by the Division
				  within the limits of the Port of Galilee or State pier #9, Port of Newport,
				  without prior written permission by the Division.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.18 - Curfew

Current through June 14, 2024
With the exception of the owners and crew of commercial
					 fishing vessels assigned berth contracts and/or those involved in
					 loading/unloading or servicing vessels at the State-owned facilities at the
					 Port of Galilee or State pier #9, Port of Newport, or those persons possessing
					 a valid Saltwater Recreational Fishing License who are engaged in recreational
					 fishing at the Port of Galilee or State pier #9, all persons are prohibited
					 from the State-owned facilities including at the Port of Galilee or State pier
					 #9, at any time during the hours between sunset and sunrise.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.19 - Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person who violates §
										1.8 of this Part, in its
				  entirety, of these Rules and Regulations, shall be subject to a civil violation
				  and a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										32-2-4, for each violation and for
				  other such penalties as State law allows and may forfeit any and all rights to
				  utilize the facility. Jurisdiction over these violations shall be with the
				  traffic tribunal as specified under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-17.10-1.
B. Any person who violates any portion of
				  these Rules or Regulations set forth in §
										1.19(A) of
				  this Part shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
				  ($500.00), or imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										46-5-12, for each violation and
				  for other such penalties as State law allows, and the forfeiture of any and all
				  rights to utilize the facility.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 50 - Coastal Resources › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Port Operations Regulations and Berthing Management System › Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.20 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. What review, if any, of the Division's
				  determination to enter into or refuse to enter into a berth contract would be
				  the subject of judicial, as opposed to administrative, review.
B. In those rare instances in which a
				  decision by the Division pursuant to these Regulations would afford a party the
				  opportunity to request a hearing before the Administrative Adjudication
				  Division, the following procedures shall be employed: Any person who feels
				  aggrieved and 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, Third Floor, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908 within twenty
				  (20) calendar days of receipt of the contested agency enforcement
				  action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The proper care of sick, orphaned, displaced, or injured
					 wild animals requires special knowledge, skills and facilities not possessed by
					 the general public. Specially trained individuals, collectively called wildlife
					 rehabilitators provide for the care of injured, sick, and orphaned wildlife
					 with the goal of returning them to the wild. The purpose of these Regulations
					 is to establish the standards under which wildlife rehabilitators may be
					 permitted to temporarily possess wildlife protected by the Department under
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 20-1, and to ensure the safety and welfare of those
					 animals under their care as well as the health and safety of themselves and the
					 general public.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are adopted pursuant to
					 authority vested in the Director pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1,
					 42-17.6; R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-1-4,
					 20-1-18,
					 20-1-22,
					 20-37-3 and in accordance with the
					 requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.3 - 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, Regulations, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
				  50 C.F.R. §
											17.11 (2017) by reference, not including any
				  further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the
				  provisions therein are not inconsistent with these Regulations.
B. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate 50 C.F.R. §
											17.12 (2016) by reference, not including any
				  further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the
				  provisions therein are not inconsistent with these Regulations.
C. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals" (2013 Edition)
				  published by the American Veterinary Medical Association, by reference, not
				  including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent
				  that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  Regulations.
D. These Regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate the "Minimum Standards for Wildlife
				  Rehabilitation" (2012) published by the US National Wildlife Rehabilitation
				  Association and the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, by
				  reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to
				  the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.6 - 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.7 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any violation pursuant to the provisions
				  of R.I. Gen. Laws Title 20 and the Rules and Regulations herein, either by a
				  permittee or a sub-permittee working under said permittee may be cause for
				  imposing penalties in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned
				  statute, removal of wild animals in their possession as well as revocation of
				  existing wildlife rehabilitation permit(s) of both the sub-permittee and
				  responsible permittee.
B. Special
				  Purpose Scientific Collector Permits for Wildlife Rehabilitation may be
				  terminated by the Director for any of the following reasons:
1. The Wildlife Rehabilitator has ceased to
				  meet appropriate eligibility requirements for appointment as set forth in these
				  Regulations.
2. The Wildlife
				  Rehabilitator has failed to perform duties as provided for or required in these
				  Regulations.
3. The Level 1
				  Apprentice Wildlife Rehabilitator or sub-permittee does not meet criteria on
				  evaluation form and/or is no longer endorsed by their designated
				  sponsors.
4. The Wildlife
				  Rehabilitator has ceased to have an approved wildlife rehabilitation facility
				  available for permittee's use.
The loss of, or inability to obtain veterinary cooperation
					 from a Rhode Island licensed veterinarian as required.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.8 - 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 wildlife rehabilitators 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 or
					 application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.9 - 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 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.12 - Permit Categories

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Division of
				  Fish and Wildlife may issue an annual Special Scientific Collectors Permit
				  pursuant to authority granted to the Department in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										20-1-18 to rehabilitate wild
				  animals to persons meeting the criteria set forth in these
				  Regulations.
B. Prior to permit
				  issuance, the Division of Fish and Wildlife shall determine that, in addition
				  to meeting all the requirements specified in §
										1.11 of these Regulations,
				  the applicant has met the following requirements to be permitted in the
				  categories described below.
1.12.1
Wildlife Rehabilitator 2
A. Qualified
				  persons are those persons:
1. Who were
				  previously licensed as a Level 2 wildlife rehabilitator in Rhode Island, or in
				  another State having equivalent requirements and offering reciprocal privileges
				  to licensed rehabilitators of this State, or,
2. Who previously held a Level 1 permit for a
				  minimum of nine (9) months immediately preceding the year of application for a
				  Level 2 permit, with a letter of recommendation from their Level 2
				  sponsor.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.13 - Facility Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All
				  rehabilitation facilities must meet or exceed the IWRC's Minimum Standards for
				  Wildlife Rehabilitation (2012) Basic Requirements for Housing Wild Animals in
				  Rehabilitation (§
										1.4(D) of
				  this Part).
B. For RVS, in addition
				  to meeting the IWRC Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation (2012) Basic
				  Requirements for Housing Wild Animals in Rehabilitation, all facilities must
				  also meet or exceed the following requirements:
1. Caging, holding, and treatment areas for
				  RVS must be separate from other non-RVS rehabilitation caging;
2. Rehabilitation of RVS may not take place
				  in areas used for human food preparation or in other living areas in general
				  use by human occupants;
3. All
				  cages must consist of double caging; e.g. a cage within a room or building that
				  can be secured from the public or domestic animals and to prevent escapes, or a
				  cage within a larger cage or perimeter fencing that can be locked and provide
				  adequate separation to prevent contact with humans and other animals and
				  escapes;
4. The RVS cannot come
				  into contact with any other domestic or wild animal;
5. The RVS cannot come into contact with any
				  person outside the cage;
6. There
				  is a means to observe the RVS inside the cage prior to entering or accessing
				  the cage;
7. The cages can be
				  secured to prevent opening by unauthorized people or other animals;
8. A RVS can be safely removed from caging or
				  confinement using appropriate handling equipment and techniques;
9. Caging used for raccoons shall not be used
				  for other species;
10. RVS
				  facilities must be prominently marked: "WARNING: WILDLIFE RABIES ISOLATION
				  AREA: KEEP AWAY."
11. Visual
				  barriers shall be used to prevent or minimize disturbance and reduce
				  habituation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Wildlife Rehabilitation › Section 250-RICR-60-00-1.14 - Rabies Vector Species Special Conditions and Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Only apparently healthy, juvenile
				  (estimated to be ten (10) weeks of age or less) raccoons, skunks, red and gray
				  foxes, and woodchucks, and bats of any age are candidates for rehabilitation,
				  and only if the DOH has determined that no human or animal exposure has
				  occurred. Apparently healthy shall mean that the animal in question exhibits no
				  signs of behavioral, locomotive, or neurological impairment or wounds of
				  unknown origin.
B. Any RVS that
				  exhibits signs of behavioral, locomotive, or neurological impairment, or has a
				  wound of unknown origin shall not be a candidate for rehabilitation and must be
				  euthanized.
C. Bats of any age are
				  candidates for rehabilitation, provided that the DOH has been contacted and has
				  determined there has been no human or animal exposure and that the bat exhibits
				  no signs of behavioral or neurological impairment.
D. The DOH must be notified immediately upon
				  the submission of an RVS, to determine if a human or animal exposure has
				  occurred.
E. Level 2 X wildlife
				  rehabilitators are responsible for the capture, restraint, and transport of
				  RVS.
F. Level 2 X wildlife
				  rehabilitators must not request or direct any member of the public to handle,
				  capture, or transport an RVS.
G.
				  Wildlife rehabilitators must complete a "Rabies Vector Species Acceptance
				  Interview" form for each RVS that is received for intake. One (1) form may be
				  used if the RVS incident involves more than one (1) animal.
H. When a person informs a wildlife
				  rehabilitator that he or she has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise
				  potentially exposed to the saliva of an RVS, the wildlife rehabilitator must:
1. Advise the person to immediately wash the
				  wound with soap and water;
2.
				  Advise the person to call his or her physician and to seek medical attention
				  immediately;
3. Immediately notify
				  the DOH of the incident and request further instructions concerning the
				  disposition of the RVS animal
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to protect
					 the general public's safety and native wildlife resources of the state and to
					 prevent the introduction of wildlife diseases, such as but not limited to,
					 bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, chronic wasting disease (CWD), or epizootic
					 hemorrhagic disease into the State of Rhode Island by prohibiting persons from
					 importing, transporting, or possessing live cervids, cervid carcasses or
					 carcass parts thereof in the State of Rhode Island as well as restricting
					 certain feeding and baiting practices that have been demonstrated to facilitate
					 the spread of disease amongst animals.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 44-23 and
					 20-17-9, Chapters 4-18, 20-17,
					 42-17.1, and 42-17.7, 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.3 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are required to ensure public
					 health, safety and welfare by preventing the introduction of wildlife diseases,
					 such as CWD, into the State of Rhode Island by persons importing, transporting,
					 or possessing live cervids, cervid carcasses or carcass parts thereof in the
					 State of Rhode Island or by persons feeding or baiting cervids in this State.
					 The Department finds that cervid diseases, are primarily spread by the
					 translocation of live captive cervids, with the potential to introduce diseases
					 to wild cervids as the two (2) often come in contact. Impacts of diseases, such
					 as CWD, can lead to negative impacts to the local white-tailed deer population,
					 the states deer hunting culture, and wildlife management of other game and
					 non-games species. Movement of infected cervid carcasses is also a known risk
					 for introducing CWD prions to new areas. Accordingly, Association of Fish and
					 Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) and Northeast Association and Fish and Wildlife
					 Agencies (NEAFWA) recommends in part prohibiting all human-assisted movement of
					 live cervids, as well as intact carcasses from CWD endemic areas, to prevent
					 the additional introduction and further spread of this disease. Chronic Wasting
					 Disease may be present in a State/Province and not detected as not all States
					 have a CWD surveillance or monitoring program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.4 - 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.5 - 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 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.6 - 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 the prohibition on the importation of cervids 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 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.7 - Definition of Terms

Current through June 14, 2024
"Cervids" means any animals which are members of the family
					 " Cervidae " whether captive or wild and any and all hybrids, subspecies or
					 genetically altered species, including but not limited to the following:
					 white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus); mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus),
					 black-tailed deer ( O dodcoileus hemionus columbianus), elk ( Cervus
					 canadensis), red deer ( Cervus elaphus), moose ( Alces alces); fallow deer (
					 Dama dama), sika deer ( Cervus nippon), muntjac deer ( Muntiacus spp .), axis
					 deer ( Axis axis), and caribou or reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus).
"Chronic Wasting Disease" or "CWD" means an always-fatal
					 nervous system disease found in cervids (deer, elk, moose, reindeer) for which
					 there is currently no cure. It can be transmitted through direct animal to
					 animal contact, contact with saliva, feces, carcass parts of an infected
					 animal, and can even spread through soil that has been contaminated with any of
					 the above tissues or fluids. To date, CWD has been found in wild and captive
					 cervids across the Unites States, parts of Canada and other countries across
					 the world.
"Chronic wasting disease endemic area" means any US State,
					 Canadian Province or other Country where CWD has ever been detected or any
					 State/Province located within twenty-five (25) miles of any CWD positive
					 detection in a different State/Province.
"Department" means the Department of Environmental
					 Management.
"Director" means the Director of the Department of
					 Environmental Management.
"Feeding" or "baiting" for the purpose of these
					 Regulations, means the act of using, placing, giving, exposing, depositing,
					 distributing, or scattering any material, or any act to maintain the
					 availability of such material, that attracts, or is reasonably intended to
					 attract wild white-tailed deer to feed on such material.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or
					 other legal entity.
"Possession" means to exercise dominion or control over any
					 cervid or cervid parts, at any point.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.8 - Persons Authorized to Enforce

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations Any employee of the
					 Department's Division of Law Enforcement, Division of Agriculture, and Division
					 of Fish and Wildlife are hereby commissioned by the Director pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										42-17.1-2, to enforce these Rules
					 and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.9 - Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
Any person who violates any section of these Rules and
					 Regulations shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be
					 punished by a fine of up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment not
					 exceeding one (1) year per violation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.10 - Regulations on the Importation, Possession and Transportation of Live Cervids

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  import, transport or possess in the State of Rhode Island any live captive or
				  wild cervid, except under a permit issued by the Director or his/her designee
				  in compliance with all parts of §§
										2.10(B) and
				  (C) of this Part.
B. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
				  shall be issued by an accredited veterinarian of the State of origin or a
				  veterinarian in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture,
				  countersigned by the veterinarian from the State of origin, attesting to the
				  subject cervids:
1. Are free from visible
				  evidence of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease or exposure
				  thereto.
2. Are officially
				  permanently identified by means of a device that is compliant with all State
				  and Federally required unique and permanent methods of identification. Forms of
				  identification include but are not limited to USDA approved visual or
				  radiofrequency ear tags.
3. The
				  certificated need to confirm that the subject cervids have tested negative for
				  bovine tuberculosis, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, brucellosis, anaplasmosis,
				  bluetongue, or other diseases as may be required by the Rhode Island DEM's
				  Division of Agriculture.
4. Does
				  not originate from a CWD endemic area or has not resided in a CWD endemic area
				  for any duration of time.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.11 - Release of Cervids

Current through June 14, 2024
No person shall release to the wild or one's private
					 property in the State of Rhode Island any captive or wild cervid. This
					 provision does not restrict duly authorized wildlife rehabilitators to release
					 white-tailed deer held in their care or researchers conducting research
					 authorized by the Director.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.12 - Feeding and Baiting of Cervids

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  feed cervids at any time in the State of Rhode Island except:
1. Under a license or permit issued by the
				  Department pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											20-1-18 for
bona
				  fide
scientific research;
2. By planting, cultivating, or harvesting of
				  crops directly associated with
bona fide
agricultural
				  practices, including planted wildlife food plots;
3. By distribution of food material for
				  livestock directly associated with
bona fide
agricultural
				  practices; by distribution of food material for legally-possessed captive
				  cervid, pursuant to a permit;
4. By
				  cutting of trees or brush; or,
5.
				  Elevated bird/squirrel feeders providing seed, grain, fruit, worms, or suet for
				  birds or squirrels located within one hundred feet (100') of an occupied
				  dwelling.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.13 - Carcasses and Carcass Parts

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  import, transport, or possess in Rhode Island a cervid whole carcass, brain,
				  eyes, spinal cord, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, or such carcass parts from
				  wild, captive or captive-bred cervid obtained from outside Rhode Island, except
				  that:
1. Such carcass parts may be imported
				  and possessed as specimens in a
bona fide
laboratory research
				  study pursuant to a permit issued by the Director or his/her designee provided
				  that such carcass parts or specimens are disposed of in accordance with
				  accepted laboratory practices; or,
2. As provided in §
											2.14 of this Part, such
				  parts and carcasses may be shipped or transported through Rhode Island as part
				  of an interstate shipment, provided that all such carcasses and carcass parts
				  are marked as described in §
											2.14 of this Part. No
				  carcass or carcass parts shall be disposed of or remain in Rhode
				  Island.
3. All legally harvested
				  wild white-tailed deer carcasses and carcass parts from Connecticut and
				  Massachusetts. All carcasses and carcass part must be disposed of following
				  best management practices as stated by the Department at time of disposal. If
				  Massachusetts or Connecticut become a CWD endemic area, they are no longer
				  exempt from the carcass or carcass parts ban beginning on the date of CWD
				  detection.
4. The following carcass
				  parts originating from outside the State of Rhode Island may be imported and
				  possessed if marked in the manner described in §
											2.14 of this Part:
a. Meat may be imported and possessed
				  provided that all such meat from an individual animal shall be boned, cut up,
				  packaged and wrapped and such meat shall not be commingled with the meat of any
				  other;
b. The hide or
				  cape;
c. The skull or skull cap,
				  cleaned of all blood, brain matter, muscle or any other tissue;
d. The antlers;
e. Finished taxidermy;
f. Tanned hides;
g. The upper canine;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.14 - Marking of Carcasses and Carcass Parts and Transportation

Current through June 14, 2024
All allowable carcasses and carcass parts of any cervid
					 imported into or through Rhode Island, or packages or containers containing
					 such carcasses or carcass parts thereof, shall be affixed with a legible label
					 bearing the following information: the species of animal, the U.S. State,
					 Canadian Province or other Country where the animal was taken or where the
					 shipment originated, the name of the person who took the animal, name of the
					 shipper, the address of the shipper, name of the taker, address of the taker
					 and, for transport through the State, the destination of the shipment.
					 Permitted carcasses, carcass parts, or meat taken outside Rhode Island shall
					 also bear the marking, tagging, or labeling required by the State where the
					 animal was taken.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.15 - Regulatory Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person who
				  imports, transports or possess live cervids, carcasses or carcass parts
				  thereof, consents to allow any authorized representative of the Department
				  access to enter upon his or her premises or access to his/her vehicle or
				  domicile to conduct inspections for compliance of these Regulations.
B. The Department shall immediately seize and
				  destroy carcasses or carcass parts that are imported or possessed in violation
				  of these Regulations.
C. The
				  Department shall immediately seize, quarantine, and euthanize any cervid that
				  is imported, transported or possessed in violation of the provisions of these
				  Regulations.
D. The Department
				  shall direct any person possessing any cervid suspected of having CWD or other
				  potentially infectious diseases to comply with any measures that are deemed
				  necessary to prevent or mitigate the spread or introduction of chronic wasting
				  disease.
E. Department staff may
				  euthanize, using firearms or other means, any wildlife which is at large and is
				  suspected of having been exposed to or having CWD.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island › Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.16 - Right to Administrative Hearing

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws, Chapter 42-17.7, a person who
					 feels aggrieved by a regulatory enforcement action undertaken against that
					 person pursuant to §
										2.16 of this Part and seeks
					 an adjudicatory hearing must seek such hearing by filing a written request with
					 the Administrative Adjudication Division, One Capitol Hill, 4th
						Floor, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908 within twenty (20)
					 calendar days of receipt of the contest agency action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists › Section 250-RICR-60-00-3.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to establish the
					 standards under which "Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists" may be permitted
					 to conduct the capture, handling, disposition, exclusion and other activities
					 as related to wildlife protected by the Department under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 20-1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists › Section 250-RICR-60-00-3.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 authority vested in the Director of the Department of Environmental Management
					 under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										20-1-18 and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-17.1 and in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative
					 Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists › Section 250-RICR-60-00-3.3 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
The proper handling and disposition of nuisance wildlife
					 requires special knowledge, skills, and facilities not possessed by the general
					 public. Specially trained individuals, collectively called Nuisance Wildlife
					 Control Specialists, provide services to the general public for the capture,
					 handling, disposition, and exclusion of nuisance wildlife from properties and
					 homes.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists › Section 250-RICR-60-00-3.4 - 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 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 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists › Section 250-RICR-60-00-3.7 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
Any violation pursuant to the provisions of the R.I. Gen.
					 Laws §
										20-1-16 and the Rules and
					 Regulations herein, either by a permittee or a sub-permittee working under said
					 permittee may be cause for imposing penalties in accordance with the provisions
					 of the above-mentioned statute, as well as revocation of existing permit(s) of
					 both the sub-permittee and responsible permittee.