RI Marine Fisheries Statutes and Regulations - Part XV- Lobsters, Other Crustaceans, and Horseshoe Crabs
250-1851 INACTIVE RULE EMERGENCY 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 | 04/12/2013 to 11/08/2013 |
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 adopt regulatory amendments via emergency rule making to come into compliance with federal requirements by prohibiting the possession of non-indigenous (non-native) horseshoe crab species within the State of Rhode Island.
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril:
Rhode Island is compelled to promulgate regulations to implement fishery management plans that have been adopted by the ASMFC. Recently, the ASMFC has adopted an addendum to their Horseshoe Crab fishery management plan, which contains a number of management changes that need to be adopted by the states.
