Chapter 194

2012 -- S 2613 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 06/11/12

A N A C T

RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, P Fogarty, Ruggerio, Walaska, and McCaffrey

Date Introduced: March 01, 2012

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 20-1-26 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-1 entitled "General

Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-1-26. Freshwater invasive aquatic plants -- Prohibition on importation and

possession. -- (a) No person shall import, transport, disperse, distribute, introduce, sell, purchase,

or possess in the state any species of non-native (exotic) freshwater invasive aquatic plants, as

defined by the director. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the

prohibition and its applicability. The prohibition and its enforcement shall not become effective

until the rules and regulations governing the prohibition and its applicability take effect.

      (b) Violations of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more

than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01921/SUB A

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