Chapter 1
General Provisions

Index of Sections

§ 20-1-1. Legislative findings.

§ 20-1-2. Authority over fish and wildlife.

§ 20-1-3. Definitions.

§ 20-1-4. Rules and regulations.

§ 20-1-5. General enforcement powers.

§ 20-1-5.1. Advice of the marine fisheries council.

§ 20-1-6. Appointment and delegation of powers to conservation officers.

§ 20-1-7. Deputy wardens.

§ 20-1-8. Enforcement powers of director and conservation officers.

§ 20-1-8.1. Procedures for seizure and forfeiture.

§ 20-1-9. Operation of patrol boats.

§ 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.

§ 20-1-11. Prosecution of violations.

§ 20-1-12. Fixing of seasons and bag limits.

§ 20-1-12.1. Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas.

§ 20-1-13. Publication and effective date of seasons and bag limits.

§ 20-1-14. Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir.

§ 20-1-15. Entry of private property.

§ 20-1-16. Penalty for violations.

§ 20-1-17. Cooperation with other states.

§ 20-1-18. Collector’s permits.

§ 20-1-19. Powers of enforcement of officers in waters between states.

§ 20-1-20. Power to require reports.

§ 20-1-21. General powers.

§ 20-1-22. Severability.

§ 20-1-23. [Reserved.]

§ 20-1-24. Wildlife Damage Act.

§ 20-1-25. Internet hunting.

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

§ 20-1-27. Exotic invasive freshwater fish and invertebrate species — Prohibition on liberation into freshwaters.

§ 20-1-28. Regulation of exotic baitfish — Prohibition on importation, sale and transport of exotic baitfish species.

§ 20-1-29. Trade in shark fins.

§ 20-1-30. Regulation of fishing in Great Salt Pond.