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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife » Chapter 20-4 - Commercial Fisheries » Section 20-4-2. – Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

§ 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

Unless otherwise specified in regulations adopted by the marine fisheries council and except for those areas described in § 20-4-3, no person shall operate a beam, pair, or otter trawl or other mechanical trawling device in the Sakonnet River; Narragansett Bay; in Point Judith Pond, so-called, in the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown; or the Harbor of Refuge, so-called, in the town of Narragansett; or in Potter Pond, so-called, in the town of South Kingstown; or in Great Salt Pond, so-called, in the town of New Shoreham.

History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.