Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-3. Authority to grant permits for aquaculture
The CRMC may grant permits for the conduct of aquaculture to any person, corporation, or business entity, chartered under the laws of this state, subject to the provisions of this chapter. Those permits for coastal waters shall be for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) years and shall be renewable upon application by the permittee for successive periods of ten (10) years for each renewable period; provided, that the terms and conditions of the permit, and of any previous renewal, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the CRMC pursuant to this chapter, have been met. Permits for land-based aquaculture projects shall be for a term to be designated by rules and regulations of the CRMC. All permits with their terms and stipulations presently in effect, as of May 15, 1980, under existing laws and regulations shall continue until their expiration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 219, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 33; P.L. 1996, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 224, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-3
- Aquaculture: refers to the cultivation, rearing, or propagation of aquatic plants or animals under either natural or artificial conditions;
(2) "CRMC" means the coastal resources management council;
(3) "Director" or "department" means the director of or the department of environmental management;
(4) "MFC" means the marine fisheries council;
(5) "Water column" means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- CRMC: means the coastal resources management council;
(3) "Director" or "department" means the director of or the department of environmental management;
(4) "MFC" means the marine fisheries council;
(5) "Water column" means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6