(a)  The department of environmental management shall enforce the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact and shall do all things within the department’s jurisdiction that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 20-39-2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b)  The department is authorized, on behalf of the state, to enter or withdraw from the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of article VIII of the compact codified pursuant to § 20-39-1.

(c)  The department is authorized to adopt amendments to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of article IX of the compact codified pursuant to § 20-39-1.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 477, § 1.