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	2014 -- S 2953
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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 - COLLECTOR'S PERMITS

	Introduced By: Senator V. SusanSosnowski
	Date Introduced: May 01, 2014
	Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture
	(Environmental Management)
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 20-1-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-1 entitled "General
2	Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	20-1-18. Collector's permits. -- Notwithstanding any other restriction or prohibition set
4	forth in this title, or in §§ 11-47-20 and 11-47-51, the director is authorized to issue special
5	permits for the taking, handling, and/or possession of any species of wild animal, of any size, age,
6	and numbers as may be appropriate to persons for the purpose of study or management of wildlife
7	populations, carrying out scientific experiments and cultivation projects for which the director has
8	responsibility. The director may require an applicant to provide any information that the director
9	deems necessary to ascertain that there is scientific or ecological value the person is involved in a
10	bona fide experiment or project request. Failure to abide by the provisions of any permit or failure
11	to report any information required by the director shall be cause for suspension or revocation of
12	the permit.
13	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - COLLECTOR'S PERMITS
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1	This act would enable the director of the department of environmental management to
2	require an applicant seeking to obtain a special permit to take possess or handle any species of
3	wild animal, to provide information to ensure the experiment or project has scientific or
4	ecological value.
5	This act would take effect upon passage.
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