Shellfish


250-RICR-90-00-4 ACTIVE RULE

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4.1Purpose

4.2Authority

4.3Definitions

4.4License Required

4.5General Provisions

4.6Equipment Provisions and Harvest Methods

4.7Bay Quahog

4.8Whelk

4.9Soft-shell Clam

4.10Oyster

4.11Bay Scallop

4.12Blue Mussel

4.13Surf Clams

4.14Ocean Quahog

4.15Sea Scallop

4.16Wet Storage of Shellfish

4.17Commercial Handling of Shellfish

4.18Commercial Tagging of Shellfish

4.19Commercial Temperature Control of Shellfish

4.20Shellfish Transplant Regulations

4.21Education Certification for Commercial Shellfish Harvesters


Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 90 Marine Fisheries
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 4 Shellfish
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 Chapter 42-35
Administrative Procedures Act.

Purpose and Reason:

a.       Section 4.8.9(B):  Add section Eligibility so as to provide reader with eligibility criteria directly in the rule, which is currently lacking.  There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.

b.      Section 4.8.9(G):  Add rule that tags shall be a permanent, single-use design, consistent with rules for lobster pot tags that has been in place since inception of those rules.  Rules for whelk pot tags should be consistent with rules for lobster pot tags to the greatest extent possible.

c.       Section 4.8.9(I):  Add rule that no person shall file a false claim of trap or trap tag loss, consistent with rules for lobster pot tags that has been in place since inception of those rules. Rules for whelk pot tags should be consistent with rules for lobster pot tags to the greatest extent possible.

d.      Section 4.8.9(L):  Amend to better describe types of tags and to align better with rules for lobster pot tags (in conjunction with proposed changes to lobster pot tag rules).  Rules for whelk pot tags should be consistent with rules for lobster pot tags to the greatest extent possible.

e.       Section 4.21:  Add new section to include contents of Part 11 “Education Certification for Commercial Shellfish Harvesters” in conjunction with repeal of Part 11.  Obsolete license types corrected. There is no effective change proposed or intended with this rule change.

f.        Section 4.19(D):  Amend rule regarding exemption of temperature control requirements for ocean quahogs and surf clams when said shellfish are destined for thermal processing.  This change is needed to maintain compliance with the FDA NSSP Model Ordinance. Such requirement does not apply to whelk per DOH and OWR.

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