2014 -- H 7859 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FUR - BEARING ANIMALS | |
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Introduced By: Representative Michael W.Chippendale | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2014 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 20-16-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-16 entitled "Fur- |
2 | bearing Animals" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 20-16-17. Prohibition against hunting or killing otter. -- No person shall hunt, trap, |
4 | take, or kill an otter in this state, except in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by |
5 | the director pursuant to ยง 20-1-12. Any person violating the provision of this section shall be |
6 | guilty of a civil violation and be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. |
7 | Jurisdiction over violations of this section shall be with the traffic tribunal. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FUR - BEARING ANIMALS | |
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1 | This act would allow the killing or trapping of an otter if done in accordance with |
2 | regulations adopted by the director of the department of environmental management. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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