Shellfish — Rhode Island Code § 20-6-10
Rhode Island Code § 20-6-10 — Shellfish. Reproduced from the official Rhode Island General Laws, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 20-6-10. Shellfish
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-10
§ 20-6-10. Allowance of shellfish taking under license.
(a) Unless otherwise specified by regulation, a holder of a commercial shellfishing license may take and/or possess, in any one day, up to twelve (12) bushels of quahaugs, twelve (12) bushels of soft-shell clams, and three (3) bushels of oysters.
(b) A holder of a nonresident shellfishing license may take in any one day not more than one peck each of oysters, quahaugs, soft-shell clams, surf clams, or mussels. Any person taking more than these allowances in any one day shall be fined upon conviction one hundred dollars ($100) for each bushel or part of a bushel exceeding the prescribed quantity or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 254, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 27; P.L. 2023,
ch. 281, § 5, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 282, § 5, effective June 22,
2023.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Rhode Island General Laws § 20-6-10
- Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
- Code: Rhode Island General Laws
- Subject: Shellfish
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