Rhode Island § 20-4-2 § 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-4-2 — § 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

Rhode Island § 20-4-2

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-4Commercial Fisheries

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-4-2 (2026).

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§ 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.
Unless otherwise specified in regulations and except for those areas described in
            § 20-4-3, no person shall operate a beam, pair, or otter trawl or other mechanical trawling
            device in the Sakonnet River; Narragansett Bay; in Point Judith Pond, so-called, in
            the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown; or the Harbor of Refuge, so-called,
            in the town of Narragansett; or in Potter Pond, so-called, in the town of South Kingstown;
            or in Great Salt Pond, so-called, in the town of New Shoreham.
         

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§ 20-4-2. Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

Unless otherwise specified in regulations and except for those areas described in § 20-4-3, no person shall operate a beam, pair, or otter trawl or other mechanical trawling device in the Sakonnet River; Narragansett Bay; in Point Judith Pond, so-called, in the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown; or the Harbor of Refuge, so-called, in the town of Narragansett; or in Potter Pond, so-called, in the town of South Kingstown; or in Great Salt Pond, so-called, in the town of New Shoreham.