Rhode Island § 20-16-4 § 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-16-4 — § 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting.

Rhode Island § 20-16-4

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-16Furbearing Animals

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-16-4 (2026).

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§ 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting.
Raccoons may be taken and possessed with the use of a gun, when the taker is accompanied
            by a dog. No person shall hunt raccoons at night by the use of rifle larger than a
            twenty-two (22) caliber rim fire long rifle or by the use of shotgun shells carrying
            shot larger than number four (no. 4) shot or by the use of a light other than a kerosene
            lantern, exclusive of the pressure type, or a flashlight with more than six (6) cells.
            No person shall take, or attempt to take, raccoons by use of a light from a motor
            vehicle.
         

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§ 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting.

Raccoons may be taken and possessed with the use of a gun, when the taker is accompanied by a dog. No person shall hunt raccoons at night by the use of rifle larger than a twenty-two (22) caliber rim fire long rifle or by the use of shotgun shells carrying shot larger than number four (no. 4) shot or by the use of a light other than a kerosene lantern, exclusive of the pressure type, or a flashlight with more than six (6) cells. No person shall take, or attempt to take, raccoons by use of a light from a motor vehicle.