A N
A C T
RELATING TO FISH
AND WILDLIFE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Introduced
By: Senators Breene, Blais, and Sosnowski |
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Date
Introduced: February 05, 2002 |
It is enacted
by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20-1 of the General Laws entitled "General
Provisions" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
20-1-24. Wildlife damage act. -- For purposes of this section a
wildlife population includes, but is not limited to: deer; indigenous Canadian
geese; mute swans; cormorants; wild turkeys; crows; coyotes and furbearers. The
department of environmental management shall establish a program of financial
assistance to farmers when state or federal funds become available, for the
purpose of establishing preventive practices to protect damage to crops by
wildlife. The director of the department is authorized and empowered to
establish rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.