Rhode Island § 20-37-1 § 20-37-1. Statement of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-37-1 — § 20-37-1. Statement of policy.

Rhode Island § 20-37-1

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-37Endangered Species of Animals and Plants

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-37-1 (2026).

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§ 20-37-1. Statement of policy.
It is the policy of this state to contribute to the maintenance of a high-quality
            environment within the state and elsewhere for the benefit of the safety, health,
            and welfare of its citizens by forbidding the importation, sale, offering for sale,
            transportation, storage, traffic, ownership, or other possession or use of any dead
            or live animal or plant or any part of the skin, other tissues, or body, whether raw,
            manufactured, processed, or preserved, of any species of animal or plant considered
            by the United States Secretaries of the Interior or Commerce to be under the provisions
            of the federal Endanger

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§ 20-37-1. Statement of policy.

It is the policy of this state to contribute to the maintenance of a high-quality environment within the state and elsewhere for the benefit of the safety, health, and welfare of its citizens by forbidding the importation, sale, offering for sale, transportation, storage, traffic, ownership, or other possession or use of any dead or live animal or plant or any part of the skin, other tissues, or body, whether raw, manufactured, processed, or preserved, of any species of animal or plant considered by the United States Secretaries of the Interior or Commerce to be under the provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.