Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island
250-RICR-60-00-2 INACTIVE RULE EMERGENCY RULE
| Title | 250 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
| Chapter | 60 | Fish and Wildlife |
| Subchapter | 00 | N/A |
| Part | 2 | Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island |
| Type of Filing | Adoption |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 09/24/2004 to 05/04/2005 |
Regulation Authority:
Chapters 4-4-23 and 20-17-9, Chapters 4-18, 20-17, 20-1-18, and 42-17.1, 42-17-7; and 42-35 ADA, of the RIGL's 1951, as amended.
Purpose and Reason:
The purpose of the emegency amendment tothe "Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation, Feeding, and Baiting of Cervids in Rhode Island" is to remove the current restriction on, thus permitting, bonafide scientific experimentation on free-range cervids to determin ways to protect the public health from the threat of Lyme disease and other pathogens associated with deer ticks. Supercedes ERLID #2853
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril:
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