Title 20 · RI
Title 20Fish and Wildlife
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-5-1
Section: 20-5-1
Title 20Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 5Fish Traps
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-5-1
§ 20-5-1. Fish traps â Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to set a fish trap in the public waters of the state without first obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, âfish trapâ means stub and floating traps, weirs, pounds, nets, or any other equivalent contrivance or thing set on, in, or anchored to the bottom or shore used for the purpose of catching fish.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 8, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 16, § 4.