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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-70-00-1.6 - Basis for Examination and Passing Grade

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Standard
				  Arborist examination shall be based on the latest standards for arboriculture
				  as promulgated by the International Society of Arboriculture.
B. The Limited Utility Arborist examination
				  shall be based on the latest standards for utility arboriculture as recognized
				  by the International Society of Arboriculture.
C. To pass the examination, each applicant
				  must answer at least seventy percent (70%) of the questions
				  correctly.
D. The Department may,
				  in its discretion, grant an applicant's request to receive an oral examination
				  if an applicant feels (s)he is not able to pass a written
				  examination.
E. At the Department's
				  discretion, an exemption from the examination process may be granted upon proof
				  of proficiency based on evidence of examination by an agency from another state
				  or examination by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
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-70-00-1.7 - Validity of Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All arborist
				  licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year.
B. A fee of twenty-five ($25.00) will be
				  charged for each arborist license and each renewal license.
C. Any person, firm, or corporation who
				  allows his/her arborist license to expire, and who fails to renew his/her
				  existing license within one year of the date of expiration, must take and pass
				  the arborist examination, and pay the examination and renewal fees before
				  his/her arborist license will be renewed.
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-70-00-1.8 - 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 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-70-00-1.9 - 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 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-19-1 et seq., Arborist Act, 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 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to govern
					 designation of forest fire districts, rate of compensation for equipment used
					 on forest fires, patrols during drought, and restrictions on attended open air
					 fires.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1, Environmental Management, and 2-12.5, Forest
					 Fires and Prevention, and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35,
					 Administrative Procedures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these rules and regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.4 - Designation of Forest Fire Districts

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The designation
				  of a specific forest fire district and/or jurisdiction by a fire chief shall be
				  made by said chief on a recognizable and acceptable map, clearly defined,
				  signed and dated by said chief and transmitted to the Director of the
				  Department of Environmental Management.
B. Duplicate and/or overlapping areas of
				  jurisdiction by more than one fire chief should not be in conflict with the
				  respective fire department's charter and if this conflict does occur it shall
				  be resolved at the local level before transmitting said specific jurisdictional
				  area map to the Director of the Department of Environmental
				  Management.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.5 - Rate of Compensation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Payment
				  statewide for fire vehicles used under the direction of a fire chief or senior
				  officer in the extinguishment of a forest fire shall be for the full amount
				  (100 percent) and at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour per
				  vehicle.
1. A fire vehicle is defined as
				  either a vehicle with a water tank having a capacity of at least one hundred
				  twenty-five (125) gallons mounted on the body of the vehicle and with a pump
				  capable of discharging water at a rate of at least twenty (20) gallons per
				  minute, or a vehicle with a tank of at least one thousand (1,000) gallons
				  capacity and capable of discharging water to another fire vehicle or to a
				  portable water tank.
2. Not
				  accepted as fire vehicles are any other vehicles used by a fire department not
				  meeting the above criteria; including, but not limited to, ladder trucks,
				  rescue vehicles, ambulances, pick-up trucks, chief's cars, or all-terrain
				  vehicles.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.6 - Patrols During Drought

Current through June 14, 2024
Forest fire patrol vehicles employed during drought shall
					 be fire vehicles as defined in these regulations and shall have functional
					 two-way radio communications.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.7 - Restriction on Attended Open Air Fires

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Burning by any
				  person in rubbish burners, incinerators and/or outside fireplaces must be
				  attended and must be done before 10:00 A.M. and/or after 5:00 P.M. during the
				  period of March 15th to May 15th except when snow covers the ground, rain is
				  falling, or a written permit to kindle fire in the open air has been issued to
				  burn in rubbish burner, incinerator, or outside fireplace by an authorized
				  representative of the director of the department of environmental
				  management.
B. Burning on state
				  property, at all times, or brush piles, grass, debris, or any other materials
				  in the open air and on or adjacent to forest land requires a written permit to
				  kindle fire.
C. An open air fire
				  shall be construed to mean any fire in the outdoors or in a structure not
				  completely enclosed by walls and a roof.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.8 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance, 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 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Forest Fire Personnel and Forest Fires and Prevention (250-RICR-70-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-2.9 - 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 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-35, and R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-12-5, 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 the application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to govern
					 commercial wood cutting operations upon all forested lands in Rhode
					 Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 2-10, State Forestry and Forestry Projects, 2-15,
					 Protection of Trees and Plants Generally, and 42-17.1, Environmental
					 Management, and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, Administrative
					 Procedures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these rules and regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance, 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 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.5 - 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 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-35, 2-10, and 2-15, 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 the application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.6 - Wood Operators Registration Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
The annual fee for a person, firm, or corporation to
					 register as a woods operator as specified in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-15-1, shall be twenty five
					 dollars ($25.00).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 70 - Forest Environment › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations for Woods Operators Registration Fee and Intent to Cut Fee (250-RICR-70-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-70-00-5.7 - Fee for Filing of Intent to Cut Notice

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As
				  provided in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-15-2, the Department shall charge
				  an administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a duly registered
				  Woods Operator to file a notification of intent to cut or saw.
B. Where two or more contiguous parcels are
				  owned by the same individual, entity, partnership, or corporation, and all such
				  parcels are to cut or sawn at the same time; a woods operator shall pay a
				  single fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to file one notification of intent
				  to cut or saw with the Department.
C. Where properties owned by one individual,
				  entity, partnership, or corporation are not contiguous, or where contiguous
				  properties are not owned by the same person, entity, partnership, or
				  corporation; a separate notification of intent to cut or saw and twenty five
				  dollar ($25.00) fee shall be submitted for each such parcel, whether or not
				  they will be cut or sawn during the same time period.
D. Failure to submit full payment of the
				  administrative fee with the notification of intent to cut or saw will render
				  the notice insufficient for the purpose of notification as required in R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										2-15-2.
E. Neither a notification of intent to cut or
				  saw, nor the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) administrative fee shall be required
				  when the cutting or sawing will take place entirely on state property
				  administered and managed by the Department of Environmental
				  Management.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated in accordance
					 with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										46-22-5(k) to
					 adopt regulations consistent with the Federal Boating Safety Act of
					 1971.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.1, Environmental Management, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										46-22-5(k), and
					 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, Administrative
					 Procedures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.3 - 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 laws, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate 33 C.F.R. &§§80-90(2023)
				  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 33 C.F.R. §
											175 (2023)
				  Subpart E, §175 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 46 C.F.R. §
											24.10-1 (2023) 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 46 C.F.R.
				  §§
											160,
				  161,
				  162.028,
				  162.039 (2023) 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.
E. These regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate 46 C.F.R. §
											182.415 (2023) 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 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.6 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										46-22-17, the Department of
					 Environmental Management Environmental Police Officers, harbormasters, and
					 police officers have the authority to enforce state laws and regulations on all
					 tidal and non-tidal waters of the state. In his/her jurisdiction, an
					 enforcement officer has the authority to stop and board any vessel to check for
					 compliance with state law.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.7 - Personal Flotation Devices

Current through June 14, 2024
1.7.1
Applicability
A. These
				  regulations shall apply to all vessels used on waters subject to the
				  jurisdiction of the state:
1. Personal
				  Flotation Devices Required
a. No person may
				  use a vessel less than 16 feet (4.9 meters) in length including canoes, kayaks,
				  sailboards, kiteboards and paddleboards unless:
(1) At least one wearable U.S. Coast Guard
				  approved PFD is on a vessel for each person on board.
(2) Each wearable PFD is used in accordance
				  with any requirements on the U.S. Coast Guard approved label and used in
				  accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for its intended
				  use.
(3) All operators amp;
				  passengers of canoes, kayaks, sailboards, kiteboards, paddleboards, and any
				  other paddlecraft shall wear at US Coast Guard approved PFD at all times while
				  underway regardless of age.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.8 - Fire Extinguishing Equipment

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to all motorboats and motor vessels
					 used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state.
B. Prohibition
No person may use a motorboat or motor vessel unless it
					 meets the requirements of §
											1.8(D) of
					 this Part.
C. Classification
				  of Fire Extinguishing Equipment
1.
				  Hand-portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire extinguishing systems
				  are classified by a combination letter and number symbol; the letter indicates
				  the type of fire which the unit could be expected to extinguish, and the number
				  indicates the relative size of the unit.
2. For the purpose of this section, all
				  required hand-portable extinguishers and semi-portable fire extinguishing
				  systems are of the "B" type, i.e., suitable for extinguishing fires involving
				  flammable liquids, greases, etc.
3.
				  The number designations for size will start with "I" for the smallest to "V"
				  for the largest. For the purpose of this section, only sizes I through III will
				  be considered. Sizes I and II are considered hand-portable fire extinguishers
				  and sizes III, IV, and V are considered semi-portable fire extinguishing
				  systems which shall be fitted with suitable hose and nozzle or other
				  practicable means so that all portions of the space concerned may be
				  covered.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.9 - Backfire Flame Control

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to all motorboats and motor vessels,
					 used on the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state, and to which
					 regulations apply, in which gasoline engines are installed, except vessels
					 equipped with outboard motors.
B. Backfire Flame Control Requirement - No
				  person may use a motorboat or motor vessel to which this section applies,
				  unless each engine is provided with at least one of the following means of
				  backfire flame control:
1. Backfire flame
				  arrestor.
2. An engine air and fuel
				  induction system.
3. An attachment
				  to the carburetor or a location of the engine air induction system by means of
				  which flames caused by engine backfire will be dispersed to the atmosphere
				  outside the boat in such a manner that the flames will not endanger the boat,
				  persons on board, or nearby vessels and structures.
4. On boats having an integrated engine-boat
				  design, an engine air induction system.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.10 - Ventilation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to all motorboats and motor vessels
					 used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state.
B. Prohibition
No person may use a motorboat or motor vessel unless it
					 meets the requirements of §
											1.10(C) of
					 this Part.
C. Tanks and
				  Engine Spaces
1. All motorboats or motor
				  vessels to which this section applies, except open boats, the construction or
				  decking over of which is commenced after April 25, 1940, and which uses fuel
				  having a flash-point of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or less, shall have at least 2
				  ventilator ducts fitted with cowls or their equivalent, for the efficient
				  removal of explosive or flammable gasses from the bilges of every engine and
				  fuel tank compartment. There shall be at least one exhaust duct installed so as
				  to extend from the open atmosphere to the lower portion of the bilge and at
				  least one intake duct installed so as to extend to a point at least midway to
				  the bilge or at least below the level of the carburetor air intake. The cowls
				  shall be located and trimmed for maximum effectiveness and in such a manner so
				  as to prevent displaced fumes from being re-circulated.
2. As used in this section, the term "Open
				  Boats" means those motorboats or motor vessels with all engine and fuel tank
				  compartments and other spaces to which explosive or flammable gasses and vapors
				  from these compartments may flow, open to the atmosphere and so arranged as to
				  prevent the entrapment of such gasses and vapors within the
				  vessel.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.11 - Navigation Lights and Day Shapes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
Every vessel, used on the waters subject to the
					 jurisdiction of this state, and subject to these regulations, from sunset to
					 sunrise, and other periods of reduced visibility, shall carry and exhibit the
					 following lights while underway or at anchor, and during such time, no other
					 lights which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall be exhibited. The rules
					 concerning shapes shall be complied with by day, sunrise to
					 sunset.
B. Visibility - The
				  lights prescribed in these rules shall be visible at the following minimum
				  ranges:
1. Vessels of 164.04 feet (50 meters)
				  or more in length:
a. A masthead light: 6
				  miles,
b. A sidelight: 3
				  miles,
c. A sternlight: 3
				  miles,
d. A white, red, or green
				  all-round light: 2 miles
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.12 - Sound Producing Devices

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
1. This section applies to all vessels used
				  on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state, except:
2. Racing shells, rowing skulls, racing
				  kayaks, and any vessels engaged in a sanctioned regatta, race or a practice
				  held within 48 hours of the sanctioned event.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.13 - Visual Distress Signals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to all vessels used on the coastal
					 waters of this state.
B.
				  Classification of Visual Distress Signals
A visual distress signal is a device approved by the United
					 States Coast Guard under 46
					 C.F.R. §§
												160 and
					 161, incorporated above at §
											1.4(D) of
					 this Part. The Federal Requirements for visual distress signals are located in
					 33 C.F.R. §
												175, incorporated above at §
											1.4(B) of
					 this Part.
C. Visual
				  Distress Signal Requirements
1. No person
				  shall use a vessel 16 feet (4.9 meters) or more in length unless visual
				  distress signals selected from §
											1.13 of this Part, in the
				  number required, are on board. Devices suitable for day use and for night use,
				  or combination devices designed for both day and night use must be
				  carried.
2. No person may use a
				  vessel less than 16 feet (4.9 meters) in length, between sunset and sunrise,
				  unless visual distress signals suitable for night use, selected from §
											1.13 of this Part in the
				  number required, are on board.
3.
				  When a visual distress signal carried to meet these regulations requires a
				  launcher, a launcher approved by the U.S. Coast Guard under
				  46 C.F.R. §
												160.028, incorporated above at §
											1.4(D) of
				  this Part is required.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.14 - Uniform State Waterway Marker System

Current through June 14, 2024
A. State Agency May
				  Make Regulations
The Department of Environmental Management may make rules
					 for the uniform marking of the water areas in this state through the placement
					 of aids to navigation and regulatory markers prescribed by the U. S. Coast
					 Guard. No city, county, or person shall mark or obstruct the waters of this
					 state in any manner so as to endanger the operation of watercraft or conflict
					 with the marking system prescribed by the Department of Environmental
					 Management.
B. Disobedience
				  to Aids to Navigation or Regulatory Markers
It shall be unlawful for a person to operate a vessel on
					 the waters of this state in a manner other than that prescribed or permitted by
					 the aid to navigation and/or the regulatory marker as referenced in §
											1.14(A) of
					 this Part.
C. Interference
				  with Aids to Navigation or Regulatory Markers
No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to or willfully
					 damage, tamper, remove, obstruct, or interfere with any aid to navigation or
					 regulatory marker prescribed or permitted pursuant to §
											1.14(A) of
					 this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.15 - Accidents and Casualties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Reporting of
				  Accidents and Casualties
1. The owner or
				  operator of any vessel on the waters of this state, involved, or whose vessel
				  is involved, in an accident and/or casualty where the value of the damage is in
				  excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or other casualty which results in
				  death or injury to a person, shall report the same, and immediately give notice
				  of the incident to the Department of Environmental Management or to a nearby
				  office of local or state police.
2.
				  Examples of casualties that are required to be reported under this Rule are:
a. A collision between two vessels where the
				  total property damage to either or both vessels is estimated to be more than
				  two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
b. A grounding of a vessel that results in
				  property damage in excess of $2,000.00.
c. A collision with a fixed object (dock,
				  pier, buoy, etc.) that results in property damage in excess of
				  $2,000.00.
d. Any injury to a
				  person that requires treatment beyond first aid. (e.g. struck by a vessel,
				  falls overboard, falls caused by wake, as a result of a collision, collision
				  being towed by a vessel, riding on a vessel, etc.).
e. A person becoming seriously ill or dying
				  from medical causes not related to boating is not a reportable accident under
				  this Rule.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.16 - Rules of Navigation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These rules and
				  regulations adopt the following:
1. The
				  International Navigation Rules Act of 1977,
				  P.L.
				  95-75, 91 Stat. 311,
				  33 U.S.C. §§
												1601 -
				  1608,
				  33 C.F.R.
				  §§80 -
				  82 incorporated above at §
											1.4(A) of
				  this Part, for the operation of vessels on the waters of this state south of
				  the COLREG's Demarcation Line.
2.
				  The Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980,
				  P.L.
				  96-591, 94 Stat. 3415,
				  33 C.F.R. §§
												83 -
				  90, incorporated above at §
											1.4(A) of
				  this Part for the operation of vessels on the waters of this state north of the
				  COLREG's Demarcation Line.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.17 - Warning Flags for Scuba Divers, Skin Diving, or Snorkeling

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to any person scuba diving, skin
					 diving, or snorkeling in an area where motor boats or motor vessels are
					 operated on the waters subject to the jurisdiction of this
					 state.
B. Requirements and
				  Restrictions for the Use of Warning Flags
1.
				  A warning flag shall be placed on a buoy at a place of the diver's submergence.
				  The flag shall be red in color and at least twelve by twelve inches (12" x 12")
				  with a white stripe running from the diagonal corners and the stripe one
				  quarter (1/4) as wide as the flag.
2. If not placed on a buoy, a warning flag
				  shall be conspicuously flown upon a vessel which the diver is then using in the
				  area. This flag shall meet the description of §
											1.17(B)(1) 
				  of this Part, however, it shall be at least eighteen by eighteen inches (18" x
				  18").
3. A warning flag shall be in
				  place only while diving operations are in progress.
4. A warning flag shall be illuminated by a
				  light shining on the flag during the hours between sunset and
				  sunrise.
5. No person shall use a
				  warning flag in an area that obstructs navigation.
6. Motorboats shall not be operated within
				  fifty feet (50') of any flag as above described. No person shall be in
				  violation of this section if he or she travels within fifty feet (50') of a
				  scuba diver, skin diver, or snorkeler who is in fact obstructing
				  navigation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.18 - Towing Skiers

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicability
This section applies to all vessels on waters subject to
					 the jurisdiction of the state towing a person(s) on water skis, surfboard,
					 tube, or similar device.
B.
				  Requirements and Restrictions for Towing Skiers
1. No person shall operate a vessel on any
				  waters of this state for towing a person(s) on water skis, surfboard, tube, or
				  similar device unless there is a person in the vessel at least twelve (12)
				  years of age in addition to the operator who is in a position to observe the
				  progress of the person(s) being towed.
2. Any person on water skis, surf board,
				  tube, or similar device being towed behind a vessel, must wear a personal
				  flotation device approved by the U.S Coast Guard and approved for this towing
				  activity.
3. No person shall
				  operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person(s) on water skis,
				  surfboard, tube, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water
				  skiing, surfboarding, tubing, or a similar activity at any time between the
				  hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
4. No person shall operate or manipulate any
				  vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water
				  skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a
				  way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person
				  thereon to collide with or strike against any object or
				  person.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.19 - Vessel Registration Numbering and Display of Numbers

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Applicability
This section applies to all vessels required to be
					 registered and numbered under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-22 used on the waters
					 subject to the jurisdiction of this state.
B. Prohibition
No person may operate a vessel unless it meets the
					 requirements of §§
											1.19(C) and
					 (D) of this Part unless exempted from
					 numbering and registration under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-22.
C. Position of Vessel Numbers and
				  Registration Decal
1. The registration
				  numbers assigned to a vessel must be placed on said vessel. These numbers must
				  be at least three inches high; must be of a contrasting color to the background
				  upon which they are placed; must be painted or attached to each side of the
				  forward half of the vessel and so positioned to read from left to right and be
				  distinctly visible and legible except as allowed by §
											1.19(D) of
				  this Part. In addition to the registration number, each registered vessel must
				  display the assigned registration decal to be affixed within three inches to
				  the right of the registration number. No other numbers and only current decals
				  shall be displayed. The numbers and decal must be displayed so that there is a
				  space between the prefix (state abbreviation), four numerals, the suffix
				  (letter or letters) and the decal. The width of the space between each must be
				  at least the width of a numeral or letter other than 1 or I.
2. Example: RI 1234 X
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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.20 - Engine Cut off Switch

Current through June 14, 2024
Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in
					 length that are equipped with an engine cut off switch shall be required to use
					 said engine cut off switch in accordance with
					 46 U.S.C. §
											4312.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.21 - Bow Riding

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No operator of a
				  vessel under power shall allow any person to ride or sit on the gunwales, tops
				  of seat backs or on the decking over the bow of a boat while underway unless
				  the bow of the vessel is equipped with seats designed to accommodate passengers
				  or a handrail that encompasses the bow and all persons on the bow are inward of
				  such handrail. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons in
				  or on the bow of a vessel engaged in anchoring, mooring, or docking.
B. No operator of a vessel under power shall
				  allow any person in or on the bow of such vessel to hang any portion of the
				  body beyond the handrail or outside the vessel over the top of the gunwale
				  while underway. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons in
				  or on the bow of a vessel engaged in anchoring, mooring, or docking.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.22 - Slow Down/Move Over

Current through June 14, 2024
A person may not operate a vessel faster than headway speed
					 within 300 feet of an emergency vessel, including but not limited to law
					 enforcement vessels, United States Coast Guard vessels, fire fighting vessels
					 when such vessel's emergency lights are activated or vessels engaged in
					 activities recognized by the US Coast Guard displaying rotating or sequential
					 flashing red and yellow lights.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.23 - Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
Any person who violates any provision of these regulations
					 promulgated under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-22 shall be subject to the
					 imposition of a penalty for each and every violation as provided in R.I. Gen.
					 Laws §
										46-22-19.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.24 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these rules and regulations, of 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 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.25 - 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 Regulation Boats R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-22 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 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.26 - Table - Minimum Number of B-I Hand-Portable Fire Extinguishers Required

Current through June 14, 2024
Length of
								  Vessel
Without an Approved Fixed
								  Fire Extinguishing System
With an Approved Fixed Fire
								  Extinguishing System
Less than 26ft. (7.9 meters) in length
1
0
26ft. (7.9 meters) to less than 40ft. (12.2
								  meters)
2
1
40ft. (12.2 meters) to 65ft. (19.8 meters) in
								  length
3
2
Note: One B-II Hand-portable fire extinguisher
								  may be substituted for two B-I hand-portable fire extinguishers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment › Section 250-RICR-80-00-1.27 - Table - Minimum Number of B-I Hand-Portable Fire Extinguishers Required

Current through June 14, 2024
Gross
								  Tonnage
Number of B-II Fire
								  Extinguishers
0-50 Tons
1
50-100 Tons
2
100-500 Tons
3
500-1000 Tons
6
Over 1000 Tons
8
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing Boating in the Town of Glocester (250-RICR-80-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-80-00-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are adopted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-35, 42-17.1, and 46-22.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing Boating in the Town of Glocester (250-RICR-80-00-2) › Section 250-RICR-80-00-2.2 - Special Regulations Boating Town of Glocester

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In
				  accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										42-35-3 and
				  46-22-14, and following a public
				  hearing in the Town Hall, Burrillville, Rhode Island at 7:30 P.M., 12 May 1976,
				  the following regulations are promulgated:
1.
				  No person shall launch any motorboat with a motor in excess of 10 horsepower on
				  the waters of Pascoag Reservoir at the state-owned launching ramp on
				  Schoolhouse Road, Glocester between the Saturday before Memorial Day and Labor
				  Day, of each year, inclusive.
2. No
				  person shall operate any boat, motorboat, or watercraft of any kind on the
				  waters of Ponagansett Reservoir, north of the line of the Snake Hill Road
				  roadbed. However, boating and motorboats powered with electric motors are
				  permitted south of the line of the Snake Hill Road roadbed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Boating in the Town of South Kingstown (250-RICR-80-00-3) › Section 250-RICR-80-00-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are adopted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 42-35, 42-17.1, and 46-22.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 80 - Law Enforcement › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Boating in the Town of South Kingstown (250-RICR-80-00-3) › Section 250-RICR-80-00-3.2 - Special Regulations Vessels Town of South Kingstown

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  In accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										42-35-3 and
				  46-22-14 and following a public
				  hearing in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, South Kingstown at 7:30 P.M., March
				  26, 1975, the following regulations are promulgated:
1. No person shall operate any motorboat with
				  a motor in excess of 10 horsepower on the waters of Indian Lake, within the
				  territorial limits of the Town of South Kingstown;
2. No person shall operate any motorboat,
				  except a motorboat propelled by an electric motor, on the waters of Barbers
				  Pond within the territorial limits of the Town of South Kingstown.