Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-4. Application for a permit to conduct aquaculture
Any applicant desiring a permit to conduct aquaculture shall file with the CRMC a written application in any form that it may prescribe, setting forth the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) A description of the location and amount of submerged land and water column to be subject to the permit;
(3) A description of the aquaculture activities to be conducted, including:
(i) Whether those activities are to be experimental or commercial;
(ii) A description of the species to be managed or cultivated within the permitted area; and
(iii) A description of the method or manner of aquaculture activity;
(4) An assessment of the current capability of the applicant to carry out those activities; and
(5) Any other information that the CRMC may by regulation require.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 219, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 274, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 20-10-4
- 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
- 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