No operator of a Rhode Island-registered boat engaged in trawling for finfish in Rhode Island territorial waters may retain and sell any lobsters taken, unless that operator has a commercial lobster license.
Taking of lobsters by commercial fishing vessels
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-7-2., under Chapter 20-7 Lobsters and Other Crustaceans.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-7-2.