Rhode Island § 20-6-10 - Shellfish
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§ 20-6-10. Shellfish
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-10
§ 20-6-10. Allowance of shellfish taking under license.
(a) Unless otherwise specified by regulation, a holder of a commercial shellfishing license may take and/or possess, in any one day, up to twelve (12) bushels of quahaugs, twelve (12) bushels of soft-shell clams, and three (3) bushels of oysters.
(b) A holder of a nonresident shellfishing license may take in any one day not more than one peck each of oysters, quahaugs, soft-shell clams, surf clams, or mussels. Any person taking more than these allowances in any one day shall be fined upon conviction one hundred dollars ($100) for each bushel or part of a bushel exceeding the prescribed quantity or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 254, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 27; P.L. 2023,
ch. 281, § 5, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 282, § 5, effective June 22,
2023.
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Section 20-6-10 ("Shellfish") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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