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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-49.1

Firing in Blackstone Valley Flood Plain prohibited

Known as the Firearms Act

The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).

P.L. 1980, ch. 43, § 1.

Every person who shall hunt or discharge any firearm within the Blackstone Valley Flood Plains or Marshes, also known as the “Valley Marshes,” shall be subject to:

(1) A fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense;

(2) A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for sixty (60) days, or both, for the second offense; and

(3) For any subsequent offense a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for ninety (90) days, or both.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.