Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 20-37 - Endangered Species of Animals and Plants

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• 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: means any individual, firm, company, corporation, business, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, warehouse operator, transporter, importer, exporter, state or municipal agency, club, or any other group, organization, or individual. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-37-2
• plant: means any living or dead organism, or organisms, other than bacteria, or viruses or any part of such organism regardless of its age, condition, location, or proximity to other parts or tissues of the same or similar organisms;

  (2)  "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island department of environmental management;

  (3)  "Endangered species" means any animal or plant so declared by the United States Secretaries of the Interior or Commerce under the provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-37-2

• 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