250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-6.4

Current through December 26, 2024

Section 250-RICR-90-00-6.4 - General

A. Recreational use of nets: Nets shall not exceed four feet (4') in depth and twenty feet (20') in length and must be constantly tended.

B. Pots and buoys

1. No person except the Director shall unduly disturb any pot or associated line (warp) and/or buoy, or remove any marine species from a pot, without the written permission of the owner. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-4-8)

2. Each pot used for the taking of marine species shall have attached a buoy, and each pot and buoy shall be identified with the name and license number of the owner. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-4-7)

3. The use of floating line within eight (8) feet of the surface of the water, that is attached to any fixed gear buoy, is prohibited.

4. Each pot used for the taking of marine species shall bear a color scheme on the attached buoy consistent with the color specified on the license. The buoy color scheme shall also be displayed on any vessel used by the licensee, such that the colors shall be painted on the port and starboard sides of the hull in a section, not less than one (1) foot square; or a clearly painted buoy shall be set at the highest point on the vessel excluding the mast and be visible for three hundred sixty degrees (360°). The buoy or colors must be prominently displayed on the vessel at all times that gear is in the water.

5. No person shall place, set, lift, raise, unduly disturb, draw in, or transfer any pot unless the color scheme of the attached buoy is the same as the color scheme that is on file with the license application and displayed on the boat used by that person, or unless that person is duly licensed and possesses written permission from the rightful owner of the pot, trap, or other device. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-7-11.1(b))

6. Ghost panels: Hinges or fasteners of one (1) panel or door must be made of one (1) of the following degradable materials:

a. Un-treated hemp, jute, or cotton string three sixteenths of an inch (3/16") or smaller.

b. Magnesium alloy, timed float releases (pop-up devices) or similar magnesium alloy fasteners.

c. Un-galvanized or uncoated iron wire of three thirty seconds of an inch (3/32") or smaller.

d. If "bungee" cord or other elasticized material is used to fasten the top, it must be secured to the trap with a degradable hog ring.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-6.4

Amended effective 5/8/2019
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