General Equipment Provisions


250-RICR-90-00-6 ACTIVE RULE

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6.1Purpose

6.2Authority

6.3Definitions

6.4General

6.5Areas (Waters) Prohibited for All Commercial Netting

6.6Trawling Devices

6.7Gillnetting

6.8Fyke Nets

6.9Seine Nets

6.10Floating Fish Traps


Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 90 Marine Fisheries
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 6 General Equipment Provisions
Type of Filing Direct Final Amendment
Regulation Status Active
Effective 07/20/2024

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws Title 20
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1
42-17.6
and 42-17.7
and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-18(b)(5)
Administrative Procedures Act.

Purpose and Reason:

a.       Removal of sections “Application”, “Severability”, and “Superseded Rules and Regulations” section consistent with other RIMFR per guidance from OLS. There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.


b.      Sections 6.5. 6.6, and 6.7:  Clarification of area descriptions. There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.


c.       Section 6.8:  Minor clarifications regarding fyke net regulations. There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.


d.      Other minor non-substantive clarifications. There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.