Section 20-6-29. – Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish.
§ 20-6-29. Penalty for improper taking of transferred shellfish. Any person violating rules or regulations promulgated by the director of environmental management as provided for in §§ 20-6-26 — 20-6-28, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both. History of […]
Section 20-6-30. – Shellfishing prohibitions — Use of SCUBA.
§ 20-6-30. Shellfishing prohibitions — Use of SCUBA. (a) It is hereby prohibited to take shellfish by the use of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) from Green Hill Pond, Quonochontaug Pond, Charlestown Pond, and Potters Pond. (b) Penalty. Any person convicted of taking shellfish as set forth in subsection (a) shall be punished by […]
Section 20-6-15. – Soft-shell clams — Method of taking.
§ 20-6-15. Soft-shell clams — Method of taking. No person, either as principal, agent, or employee, shall dig or take by any method other than by forks, rakes, hoes, tongs, or any other device operated by hand, from any of the waters of this state, any soft-shell clam. Any violation of the provisions of this […]
Section 20-6-16. – Scallops — Commercial allowance.
§ 20-6-16. Scallops — Commercial allowance. Unless otherwise specified by regulation of the marine fisheries council, a person holding a license for the commercial taking of scallops shall take in any one day not more than ten (10) bushels of scallops, including shells, from the waters of the state. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, […]
Section 20-6-1. – Taking of shellfish without a license.
§ 20-6-1. Taking of shellfish without a license. Unless otherwise specified in regulations adopted by the marine fisheries council, any resident of this state may, without a license, take in any one day during the open season, if applicable, not more than one half (½) bushel each of quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, oysters, and […]
Section 20-6-17. – Taking and possession of seed scallops.
§ 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops. Every person taking any seed scallops, and failing to restore them as soon as possible to their natural beds in the water from which taken, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty […]
Section 20-6-2. – Oysters — Open season.
§ 20-6-2. Oysters — Open season. Unless otherwise specified in regulations adopted by the marine fisheries council, the open season for taking oysters from the free and common oyster fisheries in any of the waters of this state shall be between the fifteenth day of September and the fifteenth day of May. Any person taking […]
Section 20-6-18. – Sale of scallops during closed season.
§ 20-6-18. Sale of scallops during closed season. Any person offering for sale any scallops, other than during the open season for taking scallops, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each quart offered for sale, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or […]
Section 20-6-3. – Scallops — Open season.
§ 20-6-3. Scallops — Open season. Unless otherwise specified in regulations adopted by the director, in consultations with the marine fisheries council, the open season for taking scallops from the free and common scallop fisheries in any of the waters of the state shall be between sunrise of the first day of October and sunset […]
Section 20-6-4. – Registration of boats and display of numbers.
§ 20-6-4. Registration of boats and display of numbers. No boat shall be used in the taking of quahaugs by dredge or the commercial taking of scallops unless that boat has been registered with the director of environmental management. Each registered boat shall be issued a certificate of registration and assigned a number, and this […]