Dealers

250-RICR-90-00-7 PROPOSED RULE

Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 90 Marine Fisheries
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 7 Dealers
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Proposed
Filing Notice Date 08/15/2024
Filing Hearing Date(s) 09/10/2024
Public Comment Dates 08/15/2024 to 09/19/2024

Regulation Authority:

Title 20
Chapters 42-17.1
42-17.6
and 42-17.7
and in accordance with Chapter 42-35-18(b)(5)
Administrative Procedures Act of the Rhode Island General Laws of 1956
as amended.

Purpose and Reason:

·         Section 7.10(A)(1):  Add live shrimp and processed (shucked) scallops (including both bay and sea scallops) to species authorized for sale under the license


·         Section 7.10(A)(2):  Add live shrimp to species authorized for transport under the license


·         Section 7.10(E)(3):  Amend section to include scallops as prohibited for transportation


·         Section 7.10(E)(4):  New section that specifies that the direct sale of oysters, clams, mussels, and roe-on scallops is prohibited.  This was added at the suggestion of DEM Office of Water Resources for consistency with language of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)


·         Section 7.10(F)(7):  Amend section to provide for storage and handling requirements for scallops


·         Section 7.10(F)(8):  Amend section to specify that this rule does not apply to scallops (per DOH)

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