§ 20-39-3. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction
in participating state — Penalty.
(a) When the department of environmental management receives notice of the suspension
of a person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the
department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have
led to the forfeiture of privileges under Rhode Island law. If the department determines
that the person's privileges could have been forfeited, the department may suspend
the person's privileges to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as
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§ 20-39-3. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction
in participating state — Penalty.
(a) When the department of environmental management receives notice of the suspension
of a person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the
department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have
led to the forfeiture of privileges under Rhode Island law. If the department determines
that the person's privileges could have been forfeited, the department may suspend
the person's privileges to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as
imposed by the participating state not to exceed the maximum limits allowed by Rhode
Island law, provided the department has complied with the requirements of § 20-39-5.
(b) When the department receives notice of a conviction of a state resident from the licensing
authority of the issuing state, the department may, if the conviction is final, treat
the conviction as if it had occurred in Rhode Island and shall determine whether the
conviction could have led to the forfeiture of the resident's hunting, trapping, or
fishing privileges under state law. If the department determines that the resident's
privileges could have been forfeited, the department may suspend the resident's privileges
to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as the issuing state, not
to exceed the limit that could have been imposed under Rhode Island law, provided
the department has complied with the requirements of § 20-39-5.
(c) Notice of the suspension must be sent to the person, who must surrender any current
Rhode Island hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses to the department within ten (10)
days.
(d) A person whose privileges have been suspended and who hunts, traps, or fishes in this
state; who applies for or purchases any licenses or permits to hunt, trap, or fish
in this state; or who refuses to surrender any current hunting, trapping, or fishing
licenses as required is guilty of a misdemeanor.