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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE

     

     Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 20-14 of the General Laws entitled "Birds" is hereby amended by

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adding thereto the following section:

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     20-14-8.2. West shore of the Providence River. -- No person shall take, kill, destroy, or

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pursue or in any manner molest any wild bird in that part of the cities of Warwick and Cranston

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on the west shore of that portion of upper Narragansett Bay, which is also known as the

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Providence River, from Gaspee Point to Fields Point or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the

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west shore or banks of the Providence River from Gaspee Point to Fields Point.

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     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

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     This act would prohibit the taking, killing, destroying, pursuing or molesting of any wild

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bird along the west shore of the Providence River from Gaspee Point to Fields Point.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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