Rhode Island General Laws 20-6-9. Penalty for exceeding allowance without license
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Every person taking in any one day more than one half (½) bushel each of oysters, bay quahaugs, soft-shell clams, sea clams, or mussels from the free and common fisheries of this state, without a license, shall be fined, upon conviction, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) and costs for each one half (½) bushel or fraction thereof above the stated limits or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 20-6-9
- Bushel: means a standard U. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-1-3
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6