Section 250-RICR-90-00-13.10 - Permit ConditionsA. Participants and participating vessels must adhere to all applicable Rules and Regulations governing commercial fishing operations, including but not limited to mesh size restrictions, offloading hours, at-sea transfers, and reporting and record-keeping requirements.B. Participants and participating vessels will be subject to all State and Federal small mesh landing levels for summer flounder and/or black sea bass when fishing with small mesh.C. Participants and participating vessels will be allowed to fish south of the Southern New England declared day at sea (DDAS) counting area for summer flounder and/or black sea bass when properly enrolled in the Small Mesh Exemption Program.D. Participants must maintain proof of privilege to land summer flounder and/or black sea bass in cooperating States as applicable.E. To be eligible to land in Rhode Island with multi-State possession limit(s) on board, participants shall have on board official documentation verifying their authorization to participate in the program of any cooperating State(s) in which the participant intends to land the remainder of the multi-State possession limit(s).F. Permits are valid only for the calendar year issued.G. Participants may only retain their multi-State possession limit(s) when fishing on a permitted vessel associated with that Program participant's authorization.H. Summer flounder may only be landed between the hours of 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, consistent with Part 3 of this Subchapter.I. Summer flounder and/or black sea bass catch intended for landing in Rhode Island and any cooperating State(s) shall be stored such that the catch intended for each State is physically separated; catch intended for each State must be stored in separate totes and identified with a written sign as to the intended port of landing.J. Program participants intending to land summer flounder and/or black sea bass in Rhode Island must call the Division of Law Enforcement (401-222-3070) at least two (2) hours prior to landing, and provide intended port and facility of landing, estimated time of landing, total weight of summer flounder and/or black sea bass to be landed in Rhode Island, and intended ports of landing and total weight for any summer flounder and/or black sea bass to be landed in cooperating States.K. Participants must maintain compliance with commercial fishing data reporting requirements pursuant to Part 2 of this Subchapter.L. Permits are non-transferable. Only vessels authorized by the Director may participate in the program.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-13.10
Adopted effective 1/1/2020
Amended effective 1/5/2021
Amended effective 11/3/2021