RHODE ISLAND MARINE FISHERIES REGULATIONS Part 5 – Lobsters, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans

250-RICR-90-00-5 INACTIVE RULE

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Title	250	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Chapter	90	Marine Fisheries
Subchapter	00	N/A
Part	5	RHODE ISLAND MARINE FISHERIES REGULATIONS Part 5 – Lobsters, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans

Type of Filing	Amendment
Regulation Status	Inactive
Effective	01/05/2017 to 01/05/2017

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:

Adoption of amendments regarding the managment of horseshoe crabs; specifically: Reporting compliance measures, 7" minimum size; May closure for the bait fishery; daily possession limit of 60 crabs for the biat fishery; improved return regulation for crabs used for bio-medical purposes

ACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 05/12/2025

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 01/19/2025 to 05/12/2025

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 07/20/2024 to 01/19/2025

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 04/28/2024 to 07/20/2024

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 06/05/2022 to 04/28/2024

INACTIVE RULE Periodic Refile - effective from 01/04/2022 to 06/05/2022

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 01/05/2021 to 01/04/2022

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 05/31/2020 to 01/05/2021

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 02/14/2020 to 05/31/2020

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 05/08/2019 to 02/14/2020

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 09/06/2017 to 05/08/2019

INACTIVE RULE Technical Revision - effective from 01/05/2017 to 09/06/2017

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 01/05/2017 to 01/05/2017

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 05/31/2016 to 01/05/2017

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 11/18/2015 to 05/31/2016

INACTIVE RULE Adoption - effective from 07/12/2015 to 11/18/2015

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