Section 20-11-9. – Larger seines used by licensees.
§ 20-11-9. Larger seines used by licensees. Minnow seines of greater dimensions than authorized in § 20-11-8 may be lawfully possessed and used by a person licensed under this chapter, in the waters specified by the director of environmental management; provided, that no minnow seines so licensed shall exceed fifty feet (50′) in length and […]
Section 20-11-10. – Injurious substances.
§ 20-11-10. Injurious substances. No person shall place, deposit, or explode any substance injurious to the health or life of fish in any stream or freshwater pond within this state; provided, however, a person may obtain a permit issued by the director of environmental management to use certain chemicals for the eradication of vegetation and […]
Section 20-11-11 – — 20-11-19. [Reserved.]
§ 20-11-11 — 20-11-19. [Reserved.]
Section 20-11-20. – Penalties.
§ 20-11-20. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who violates any rule or regulation made under the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a civil violation and be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Jurisdiction over violations of this chapter shall be […]
Section 20-11-21. – Jurisdiction.
§ 20-11-21. Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the traffic tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all violations specified in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 372, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 4.
Section 20-11-1. – Fishing for which license required.
§ 20-11-1. Fishing for which license required. No person fifteen (15) years old or older shall catch or take any fish in any freshwater stream or freshwater pond within this state, or place or operate or superintend any device for the purpose of taking or catching fish in any of those waters, without having first […]
Section 20-11-2. – Closed season.
§ 20-11-2. Closed season. No person shall catch, or attempt to catch, or take any species of fish in any pond or stream stocked with trout by the department of environmental management or in any waters set apart by the department in which trout might be found, except during the open seasons, and subject to […]
Section 20-11-3. – Fishing devices allowed.
§ 20-11-3. Fishing devices allowed. Unless otherwise specified by regulations adopted by the department of environmental management, only a rod and reel or other device held in and operated by hand shall be used to catch, or attempt to catch, fish in the freshwaters of the state, except that suckers, fall fish, and carp may […]
Section 20-11-4. – Artificially cultivated fish.
§ 20-11-4. Artificially cultivated fish. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the taking and possession, at any time of the year, fish artificially cultivated in private ponds. For the purpose of this section, a “private pond” is defined as a body of water that is completely in the ownership of one […]
Section 20-11-5. – Sale of freshwater fish.
§ 20-11-5. Sale of freshwater fish. No person shall sell, or offer for sale, within this state, any trout, black bass, pickerel, northern pike, Atlantic salmon, American shad, or yellow perch taken from any freshwater streams, rivers, ponds, or lakes within the jurisdiction of this state, excepting any of these fish that are artificially cultivated […]