Rhode Island § 20-13-12 - Hunting and Hunting Safety
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§ 20-13-12. Hunting and Hunting Safety
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-13-12
§ 20-13-12. Reports of hunting injuries.
Every person causing an injury to a human being by gunfire while hunting; or inflicting an injury upon himself or herself with firearms while hunting; or inflicting an injury upon himself or herself while trapping shall make a report to the department of environmental management within seventy-two (72) hours after the injury, unless that person is physically incapable of making the required report, in which event it is the duty of that person to designate some other person to file the report within the specified time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-13-12 ("Hunting and Hunting Safety") 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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