Rhode Island § 20-7-16 § 20-7-16. Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-7-16 — § 20-7-16. Egg-bearing blue crabs — Minimum size.

Rhode Island § 20-7-16

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-7Lobsters and Other Crustaceans

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-7-16 (2026).

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§ 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 (4â…›â€³) across the shell from tip to tip of spike.
         

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§ 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 (4â…›â€³) across the shell from tip to tip of spike.