Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 60 - Fish and Wildlife › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Trout Conservation Stamp Regulations (250-RICR-60-00-5) › Section 250-RICR-60-00-5.7 - Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Trout Conservation Stamp Regulations
1. No person fifteen (15) years of age or
				  older, other than persons who are defined as blind pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											20-2-31(d),
				  disabled as defined by R.I. Gen. Laws §
											20-2-31(h), or
				  are sixty-five (65) years of age or older, shall take any trout or shall engage
				  in placing, operating, or superintending a device for the purpose of taking or
				  catching fish from water bodies which are designated "catch-and-release" or
				  "fly-fishing only", without first obtaining a regular fishing license and a
				  Rhode Island trout conservation stamp for the current year. Each stamp shall be
				  validated by the signature of the licensee written in ink across the face of
				  the stamp, and shall be in his or her possession while engaged in the
				  activities permitted under the terms of the license and stamp.
2. A trout conservation stamp shall be
				  available at all outlets currently used for the issuance of fishing licenses. A
				  trout conservation stamp shall be sold by outlets for a fee of five dollars and
				  fifty cents ($5.50). For each stamp sold the outlet may retain a fee of fifty
				  cents ($.50), and shall remit five dollars ($5.00) to the Department for each
				  stamp sold.
3. The Director shall
				  adopt and shall be responsible for the design, production, procurement,
				  distribution, and sale of trout conservation stamps and all marketable
				  by-products such as posters, artwork, calendars, and other items.
4. All trout conservation stamps receipts and
				  all receipts from the sale of stamp by-products shall be deposited in a special
				  trout conservation fund. Said fund shall be expended through the appropriations
				  process for operations, trout habitat including acquisition, improvement,
				  research, and culture projects.
5.
				  No person shall transfer a trout conservation stamp.
5. The prohibition set forth in §
											5.7(A)(1) of
				  this Part shall apply to all Rhode Island waters with the exception of the
				  three border ponds, i.e., Beach Pond which is located in Exeter, Wallum Lake
				  which is located in Burrillville, and Peck Pond which is located in
				  Burrillville. §
											5.7(A)(1) of
				  this Part shall also not prohibit the taking of trout without a trout
				  conservation stamp from a water body which is stocked by the taker(s) and is
				  located entirely within the property owned by a landowner or by a club or
				  organization recognized by the Director for such exemption.
6. The Director may suspend or revoke the
				  fishing license and / or trout conservation stamp of any fisher whom the
				  Director finds has violated the terms of these Rules and Regulations. Any
				  person aggrieved by an order of suspension or revocation may appeal said order
				  in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, the
				  Administrative Procedures Act.