46 chapters · 361 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-14-1. Birds protected
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(a) No person shall pursue, hunt with intent to kill, take, destroy, or have in his or her possession any wild bird or birds at any season of the year unless harvested or taken in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director. Possession of any bird during the…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-14-1.1. Bird depredation and control permits and orders
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(a) A person may petition and be issued a depredation permit/order or control permit/order from the director, or his or her designee, in accordance with applicable federal law, for the taking of birds when found committing depredations upon agricultural crops, livestock, or wildl…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-14-2. Destruction of nest or eggs
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No person shall willfully disturb or destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird, except pursuant to a program authorized by the director or for which a federal or state depredation permit has been issued.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-14-3. Species not protected
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Sections 20-14-1 and 20-14-2 shall not be construed to apply to the killing or destruction of nests or eggs of English or European house sparrows (Passer domesticus), or European starlings (Sternus vulgaris).