Rhode Island § 20-6-17 § 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-6-17 — § 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops.

Rhode Island·Title 20 Fish and Wildlife·Ch. 20-6 Shellfish

§ 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops.
Every person taking any seed scallops, and failing to restore them as soon as possible
            to their natural beds in the water from which taken, shall be fined not less than
            twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned
            not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense. For the purpose of this
            chapter, a "seed scallopâ€� means a scallop with a bright, thin, slightly curved shell
            with no foreign adherent, the shell having no well-defined raised annual growth line,
            and the scallop being less than one year old.
         

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§ 20-6-17. Taking and possession of seed scallops.

Every person taking any seed scallops, and failing to restore them as soon as possible to their natural beds in the water from which taken, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense. For the purpose of this chapter, a "seed scallopâ€� means a scallop with a bright, thin, slightly curved shell with no foreign adherent, the shell having no well-defined raised annual growth line, and the scallop being less than one year old.

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