Unless otherwise specified in regulations, any resident of this state may, without a license, take in any one day during the open season, if applicable, not more than one half (½) bushel each of quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, oysters, and mussels, and not more than one bushel of scallops; provided, that those quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, oysters, mussels, or scallops shall not be sold or offered for sale.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-1
Taking of shellfish without a license
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Healey v. Bendick (1986)
Most recently applied in Healey v. Bendick (February 1986)
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2023, ch. 281, § 5, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 282, § 5, effective June 22, 2023.
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