Rhode Island § 20-16-1 § 20-16-1. Furbearers protected.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-16-1 — § 20-16-1. Furbearers protected.

Rhode Island § 20-16-1

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-16Furbearing Animals

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-16-1 (2026).

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§ 20-16-1. Furbearers protected.
(a) No person shall hunt, pursue, shoot, or trap, or attempt so to do, the following furbearing
            mammals in this state, except in accordance with rules and regulations governing seasons,
            bag limits, and methods of taking adopted by the director pursuant to § 20-1-12.
         
(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 187, § 2 and P.L. 2024, ch. 188, § 2.]
         
(c) The department of environmental management shall promulgate, by rule, a list of "furbearersâ€�
            for the purpose of this chapter.
         

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§ 20-16-1. Furbearers protected.

(a) No person shall hunt, pursue, shoot, or trap, or attempt so to do, the following furbearing mammals in this state, except in accordance with rules and regulations governing seasons, bag limits, and methods of taking adopted by the director pursuant to § 20-1-12.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 187, § 2 and P.L. 2024, ch. 188, § 2.]

(c) The department of environmental management shall promulgate, by rule, a list of "furbearersâ€� for the purpose of this chapter.

Legislative History

P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2024, ch. 187, § 1, effective June 17, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 188, § 1, effective June 17, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 187, § 2, effective January 15, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 188, § 2, effective January 15, 2025.