Rhode Island § 20-6-9 § 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-6-9 — § 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.

Rhode Island § 20-6-9

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-6Shellfish

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-9 (2026).

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§ 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.
Every person taking in any one day more than one half (Â½) bushel each of oysters,
            bay quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, or mussels from the free and common fisheries
            of this state, without a license, shall be fined, upon conviction, not exceeding fifty
            dollars ($50.00) and costs for each one half (Â½) bushel or fraction thereof above
            the stated limits or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.
         

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§ 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license.

Every person taking in any one day more than one half (Â½) bushel each of oysters, bay quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, or mussels from the free and common fisheries of this state, without a license, shall be fined, upon conviction, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) and costs for each one half (Â½) bushel or fraction thereof above the stated limits or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.