RHODE ISLAND MARINE FISHERIES REGULATIONS PART 5 Lobsters, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans
250-RICR-90-00-5 INACTIVE RULE
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 | Technical Revision |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 01/05/2017 to 09/06/2017 |
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:
Technical Revision regarding harvest of horseshoe crabs. Regulations filed as a result of public hearing held November 14, 2016 were inaccurate in one instance involving compliance requirements for the return of horseshoe crabs bled in the bio-medical industry. The Director decision based on recommendation from RIMFR placed compliance on dealers and not harvesters; regulations currently maintain compliance with the harvester. This was an oversight when filing the regulations