Rhode Island Statutes
§ 20-7-16 — § 20-7-16. Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size.
§ 20-7-16. Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size.
No person shall take, offer for sale, or possess at any time any female blue crab bearing eggs visible thereon, or from which the egg pouch or bunion has been removed. Unless otherwise specified by regulation, no person shall take, buy, sell, give away, expose for sale, or possess any blue crab measuring less than four and one-eighth inches (4⅛″) across the shell from tip to tip of spike.
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Legislative History
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2023, ch. 281, § 6, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 282, § 6, effective June 22, 2023.
Nearby Sections
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§ 20-1-1
§ 20-1-1. Legislative findings.§ 20-1-12.1
§ 20-1-12.1. Modifications to possession limits and seasons for marine species managed under quotas.§ 20-1-14
§ 20-1-14. Control of fishing in Wallum Lake, Central Pond, and the James V. Turner Reservoir.§ 20-1-16
§ 20-1-16. Penalty for violations.§ 20-1-18
§ 20-1-18. Collector's permits.§ 20-1-20
§ 20-1-20. Power to require reports.§ 20-1-21
§ 20-1-21. General powers.