Rhode Island § 20-13-17 § 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-13-17 — § 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages.

Rhode Island § 20-13-17

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-13Hunting and Hunting Safety

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-13-17 (2026).

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§ 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages.
(a) The district court may enjoin conduct that would be in violation of § 20-13-16, upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by this conduct,
            upon a showing that this conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular
            premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar
            circumstances it will be repeated.
         
(b) The district court may award damages to any person adversely affected by a violation
            of § 20-13-16, which may include an award for punitive damages. In addition to other items of special
            damage, 

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§ 20-13-17. Injunctive relief — Damages.

(a) The district court may enjoin conduct that would be in violation of § 20-13-16, upon petition by a person affected or who reasonably may be affected by this conduct, upon a showing that this conduct is threatened or that it has occurred on a particular premises in the past and that it is not unreasonable to expect that under similar circumstances it will be repeated.

(b) The district court may award damages to any person adversely affected by a violation of § 20-13-16, which may include an award for punitive damages. In addition to other items of special damage, the measure of damages may include expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel guides, special equipment and supplies, to the extent that those expenditures were rendered futile by the prevention of the taking of a wild animal.