Rhode Island § 46-6-3 § 46-6-3. Abatement of unauthorized encroachments on tidewater.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-6-3 — § 46-6-3. Abatement of unauthorized encroachments on tidewater.

Rhode Island § 46-6-3

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-6Obstructions to Navigation

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6-3 (2026).

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§ 46-6-3. Abatement of unauthorized encroachments on tidewater.
Every erection made into or encroachment upon the public tidewaters of the state,
            not authorized by the general assembly or by the department of environmental management,
            shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and shall be prosecuted as such by the attorney
            general.
         

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 118, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 144, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 149, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 112, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-6-3.