Rhode Island § 20-2-15 § 20-2-15. Freshwater fishing license.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-2-15 — § 20-2-15. Freshwater fishing license.

Rhode Island § 20-2-15

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-2Licensing

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-2-15 (2026).

Text

§ 20-2-15. Freshwater fishing license.
(a)(1) Resident: twenty-one dollars ($21.00); commencing July 1, 2025, twenty-four dollars ($24.00);
            commencing July 1, 2028, twenty-seven dollars ($27.00).
         
(2) Nonresident: thirty-eight dollars ($38.00); commencing July 1, 2025, forty-one dollars ($41.00);
            commencing July 1, 2028, forty-four dollars ($44.00).
         
(3) Nonresident tourist: eighteen dollars ($18.00); commencing July 1, 2025, twenty dollars ($20.00); commencing
            July 1, 2028, twenty-two dollars ($22.00). This license shall entitle the licensee
            to fish 

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§ 20-2-15. Freshwater fishing license.

(a)(1) Resident: twenty-one dollars ($21.00); commencing July 1, 2025, twenty-four dollars ($24.00); commencing July 1, 2028, twenty-seven dollars ($27.00).

(2) Nonresident: thirty-eight dollars ($38.00); commencing July 1, 2025, forty-one dollars ($41.00); commencing July 1, 2028, forty-four dollars ($44.00).

(3) Nonresident tourist: eighteen dollars ($18.00); commencing July 1, 2025, twenty dollars ($20.00); commencing July 1, 2028, twenty-two dollars ($22.00). This license shall entitle the licensee to fish in Rhode Island for three (3) consecutive days including the day of issue.

(b) Freshwater fishing licenses shall expire on the last day of February of each year.

Legislative History

P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 549, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 16; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 2, effective July 1, 2021.