Section 20-38-5. – Powers and duties.
§ 20-38-5. Powers and duties. The collaborative shall support and work collaboratively with the Rhode Island fishing community to promote the marketing and sustainability of Rhode Island seafood, including but not limited to: (1) Identifying regulatory restrictions preventing and/or inhibiting local seafood marketing initiatives and identifying opportunities to remove those regulatory restrictions; (2) Identifying and […]
Section 20-38-6. – Repealed.
§ 20-38-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 2, effective June 19, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 2, effective June 19, 2015.
Section 20-38-7. – Meeting and reporting requirements.
§ 20-38-7. Meeting and reporting requirements. (a) The collaborative shall provide a report of its findings addressing the research, marketing, expansion, and funding opportunities for local seafood. Said report shall be provided to the governor and general assembly by April 30, 2012. (b) Thereafter, the collaborative shall report to the governor and the general assembly, […]
Section 20-39-1. – Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
§ 20-39-1. Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is entered with all states legally joining the compact, in the form substantially as follows: (a) The participating states find that: (1) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors. (2) The protection of […]
Section 20-39-2. – Department authorization to effect purposes of compact.
§ 20-39-2. Department authorization to effect purposes of compact. (a) The department of environmental management shall enforce the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact and shall do all things within the department’s jurisdiction that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact. (b) The department is authorized, on behalf of the […]
Section 20-39-3. – Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state — Penalty.
§ 20-39-3. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state — Penalty. (a) When the department of environmental management receives notice of the suspension of a person’s hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have […]
Section 20-39-4. – Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation issued in participating state — Penalty.
§ 20-39-4. Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation issued in participating state — Penalty. (a) The department of environmental management may suspend the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any resident of this state, upon notification from the licensing authority of an issuing state, that the resident has failed to comply with […]
Section 20-39-5. – Hearing on suspension.
§ 20-39-5. Hearing on suspension. (a) Prior to suspending the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any person under § 20-39-3 or § 20-39-4, the department of environmental management shall immediately notify the person in writing. The person may, within twenty (20) days of the notice, request a hearing before the department on whether the […]
Section 20-38-3. – Definitions.
§ 20-38-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Aquaculture” means the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic plants. (2) “Collaborative” means the Rhode Island seafood marketing collaborative established under § 20-38-4. (3) “Rhode Island’s local fishermen and aquaculturists” means commercial fishermen […]
Section 20-38-4. – Collaborative established.
§ 20-38-4. Collaborative established. (a) There is hereby created a collaborative known as “The Rhode Island seafood marketing collaborative” consisting of nineteen (19) members as follows: (1) The director of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson; (2) The chief executive officer of the commerce corporation, or […]