Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations › Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.24 - Miscellaneous Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The playing of
				  golf or the driving of golf balls is permitted only in designated areas at
				  designated times.
B. Bicycles,
				  mountain bikes, and horses shall only be used on designated trails and roads
				  for said use.
C. Horses, bicycles
				  or motorcycles are prohibited in streams, rivers or bodies of water except at
				  designated crossings (trails and roads). Exceptions are granted to hikers,
				  fishermen, boaters, hunters and swimmers using official designated areas in an
				  appropriate manner.
D. Closure of
				  Management Areas and/or roads and trails may occur if environmental conditions
				  warrant.
E. Washing of vehicles,
				  bicycles, or animals is prohibited in any natural body of water.
F. The feeding of all wildlife, migratory
				  waterfowl, or any feral animal is prohibited within any Public
				  Reservation.
G. There shall be no
				  traveling by vehicles in streams, rivers or bodies of water except to cross at
				  designated crossings (trails, roads).
H. Wildlife Food Plots may only be entered by
				  walkers, hikers, hunters, and for the purpose of training dogs. Entering Food
				  Plots is prohibited between June 1st and August 15th, except for the purpose of
				  training dogs in designated areas.
I. Rock climbing is permitted at State Parks
				  and Management Areas except at Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown. However,
				  in State Park Areas, individuals participating in rock climbing activities must
				  sign a release and an approved waiver of liability prior to commencement of
				  rock-climbing activity. For organized group of any size, a group must submit a
				  Special Use Application to the Division of Parks amp; Recreation and obtain
				  prior written approval of said Application. In addition, each member of the
				  group of participants must sign prior to commencement of any rock-climbing
				  activities in the State Parks. If the organized group is being sponsored by a
				  commercial entity, the sponsor must provide evidence of the issuance of
				  liability insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars
				  ($1,000,000.00) naming the State of Rhode Island as an additional insured at
				  the time of the submittal of its Special Use Application.
J. All users of State Management Areas and
				  designated Undeveloped State Parks, including but not limited to: hikers,
				  bikers and horseback riders, are required to wear two hundred (200) square
				  inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in
				  September to the last day of February, and the third Saturday in April to the
				  last day in May, annually. Five hundred (500) square inches of solid daylight
				  fluorescent orange is required to be worn by all hunters and other users
				  (including archers during shotgun deer season). Exemptions from these
				  requirements are listed in §
										1.23(H)(7)
				  of this Part.
K. Tampering with,
				  breaching or manipulating fencing at Public Reservations is
				  prohibited.
L. Per the Rules and
				  Regulations Governing Collector's Permits, Part 60-00-4 of this Title, a
				  collector's permit is required for the collecting, taking, handling, and or
				  possession of any species of wild animal for purposes of scientific study or
				  management, carrying, out scientific experiments, or cultivation projects. A
				  Special Use Permit is required for activities permitted by a Scientific
				  Collector's Permit that take place or occur on Public Reservations.