Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.13 - Carcasses and Carcass PartsA. No person shall import, transport, or possess in Rhode Island a cervid whole carcass, brain, eyes, spinal cord, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, or such carcass parts from wild, captive or captive-bred cervid obtained from outside Rhode Island, except that:1. Such carcass parts may be imported and possessed as specimens in a bona fide laboratory research study pursuant to a permit issued by the Director or his/her designee provided that such carcass parts or specimens are disposed of in accordance with accepted laboratory practices; or,2. As provided in § 2.14 of this Part, such parts and carcasses may be shipped or transported through Rhode Island as part of an interstate shipment, provided that all such carcasses and carcass parts are marked as described in § 2.14 of this Part. No carcass or carcass parts shall be disposed of or remain in Rhode Island.3. All legally harvested wild white-tailed deer carcasses and carcass parts from Connecticut and Massachusetts. All carcasses and carcass part must be disposed of following best management practices as stated by the Department at time of disposal. If Massachusetts or Connecticut become a CWD endemic area, they are no longer exempt from the carcass or carcass parts ban beginning on the date of CWD detection.4. The following carcass parts originating from outside the State of Rhode Island may be imported and possessed if marked in the manner described in § 2.14 of this Part: a. Meat may be imported and possessed provided that all such meat from an individual animal shall be boned, cut up, packaged and wrapped and such meat shall not be commingled with the meat of any other;c. The skull or skull cap, cleaned of all blood, brain matter, muscle or any other tissue;250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-60-00-2.13
Amended effective 7/11/2021