Chapter
162
2008 -- H 7786 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/01/08
A N A C T
RELATING TO FISH AND
WILDLIFE -- BIRDS
Introduced By: Representatives Story and McManus
Date Introduced: February
26, 2008
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Sections 20-14-1 and 20-14-1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-14
entitled
"Birds" are hereby amended to read as follows:
20-14-1.
Birds protected. -- (a) No person shall pursue, hunt with intent to
kill, take,
destroy,
or have in his or her possession any wild bird or birds at any season of the
year unless
harvested
or taken in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director. except
during
the established open seasons.
Possession of any bird during the time when the taking of
birds is
prohibited shall be evidence that the bird was taken in violation of this
section, and each
bird
possessed in violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.
(b) This section shall not be construed to apply to any species of birds for
which: (1) a
federal
depredation permit/order or a control permit/order has been issued in
accordance with
applicable
federal law; or (2) a state depredation permit has been issued in accordance
with
section
20-14-1.1.
20-14-1.1.
Bird depredation permits Bird depredation and control permits and
orders.
-- (a) A person may petition and
be issued a depredation permit/order or control
permit/order from the director or his or her designee, in accordance
with applicable federal law,
for the
taking of birds when found committing depredations upon agricultural crops,
livestock, or
wildlife,
or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health or
public
safety
hazard or other nuisance.
(b) Before any state depredation permits/orders or control permits/orders
are issued, the
director
shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with applicable federal
law,
establishing
standards governing the issuance of the permits/orders and other
measures necessary
for the
control of birds causing depredation or constituting a health or public safety
hazard or
other
nuisance.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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