§ 42-17.10-1 — § 42-17.10-1. Civil violations — Jurisdiction — Penalties.

Rhode Island § 42-17.10-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 42: State Affairs and Government
• Ch. 42-17.10: Enforcement of Certain Natural Resource Violations

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§ 42-17.10-1. Civil violations — Jurisdiction — Penalties.

In order to handle minor environmental offenses in a fair and expeditious manner, the following environmental offenses are declared to be civil violations and shall be within the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal. Penalties assessed for violations shall correspond to the fines described.

20-1-12	Fixing of seasons and bag limits	$100.00
20-11-20	Freshwater fishing — Penalties	$100.00
20-13-16	Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers	minimum of $100.00, not to exceed $500.00
20-16-17	Prohibition against hunting/killing otter	$100.00
23-22.5-9	Swimming in breachways prohibited	not to exceed fifty dollars $50.00
32-2-4	Parks and recreational areas — Rules and Regulations Enforcement — Power of director	not to exceed one hundred dollars $100.00
46-22-19(1)	Regulation of boats — Penalties	not to exceed one hundred dollars $100.00

Legislative History

P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 98, § 3, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 99, § 3, effective July 1, 2021.