§ 20-13-1 License required – Hunting on own land
§ 20-13-2 Safety instruction – Certificate of competency – Liability
§ 20-13-2.1 Availability of safety instruction
§ 20-13-3 Appeal of refusal of certificate
§ 20-13-4 Certificate of competency required for initial license
§ 20-13-5 Issuance of licenses
§ 20-13-6 Export privileges of nonresident licensees
§ 20-13-7 Shooting in proximity to occupied buildings
§ 20-13-8 Loaded weapons in vehicles
§ 20-13-9 Hunting along or across highways
§ 20-13-10 Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs
§ 20-13-11 Maximum size of hunting parties
§ 20-13-12 Reports of hunting injuries
§ 20-13-13 Restriction on size of weapons and ammunition
§ 20-13-14 Sale of game prohibited
§ 20-13-15 Failure to render assistance to injured person
§ 20-13-16 Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers prohibited
§ 20-13-17 Injunctive relief – Damages

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 20-13 - Hunting and Hunting Safety

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • possession: means the exercise of dominion or control over cultured crops commencing at the time that a decision is made not to return the crops to the lease or facility from which they were taken. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-1-3
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8