RI Marine Fisheries Statutes and Regulations - Part XV - Lobsters, Other Crustaceans, and Horseshoe Crabs
250-1851 INACTIVE RULE
Title | 250 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
Chapter | XXX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Subchapter | XX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Part | 1851 | RI Marine Fisheries Statutes and Regulations - Part XV - Lobsters, Other Crustaceans, and Horseshoe Crabs |
Type of Filing | Amendment |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 05/31/2012 to 05/31/2012 |
Regulation Authority:
Title 20, Chapters 42-17.1, 42-17.6, and 42-17.7, and in accordance with Chapter 42-35, Administrative Procedures Act of the Rhode Island General Laws of 1956, as amended.
Purpose and Reason:
The purpose of this filing is to amend regulations governing the Lobster Management Plan for mandatory v-notching of certain female lobsters in LCMA 2 and establishing a minimum size increase for LCMA 3 as conservation equivalency methods for complying with Addendum XVII to Amendment 3 of the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Plan, as well as adopting certain technical revisions to update language and remove expired language, and update regulatory citations for consistency with certain statutory changes.