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SECTION 20-13-16

   § 20-13-16  Harassment of hunters,trappers, and fishers prohibited. – (a) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife byanother person at the location where the activity is taking place with intentto prevent the lawful taking.

   (b) A person violates this section when he or sheintentionally or knowingly:

   (1) Drives or disturbs wildlife for the purpose of disruptingthe lawful taking of wildlife where another person is engaged in the process oflawfully taking wildlife;

   (2) Blocks, impedes, or otherwise harasses another person whois engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife;

   (3) Uses natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, orphysical stimuli to affect wildlife behavior in order to hinder or prevent thelawful taking of wildlife;

   (4) Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress or egressto areas where the lawful taking of wildlife may occur;

   (5) Interjects himself or herself into the line of fire;

   (6) Affects the condition or placement of personal or publicproperty intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife in order to impairits usefulness or prevent its use; or

   (7) Enters or remains upon private lands without thepermission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate thissection.

   (c) A violation of this section is a civil violation forwhich a forfeiture of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more thanfive hundred dollars ($500) may be adjudged.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-20 > Chapter-20-13 > 20-13-16

SECTION 20-13-16

   § 20-13-16  Harassment of hunters,trappers, and fishers prohibited. – (a) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife byanother person at the location where the activity is taking place with intentto prevent the lawful taking.

   (b) A person violates this section when he or sheintentionally or knowingly:

   (1) Drives or disturbs wildlife for the purpose of disruptingthe lawful taking of wildlife where another person is engaged in the process oflawfully taking wildlife;

   (2) Blocks, impedes, or otherwise harasses another person whois engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife;

   (3) Uses natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, orphysical stimuli to affect wildlife behavior in order to hinder or prevent thelawful taking of wildlife;

   (4) Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress or egressto areas where the lawful taking of wildlife may occur;

   (5) Interjects himself or herself into the line of fire;

   (6) Affects the condition or placement of personal or publicproperty intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife in order to impairits usefulness or prevent its use; or

   (7) Enters or remains upon private lands without thepermission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate thissection.

   (c) A violation of this section is a civil violation forwhich a forfeiture of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more thanfive hundred dollars ($500) may be adjudged.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-20 > Chapter-20-13 > 20-13-16

SECTION 20-13-16

   § 20-13-16  Harassment of hunters,trappers, and fishers prohibited. – (a) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife byanother person at the location where the activity is taking place with intentto prevent the lawful taking.

   (b) A person violates this section when he or sheintentionally or knowingly:

   (1) Drives or disturbs wildlife for the purpose of disruptingthe lawful taking of wildlife where another person is engaged in the process oflawfully taking wildlife;

   (2) Blocks, impedes, or otherwise harasses another person whois engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife;

   (3) Uses natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, orphysical stimuli to affect wildlife behavior in order to hinder or prevent thelawful taking of wildlife;

   (4) Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress or egressto areas where the lawful taking of wildlife may occur;

   (5) Interjects himself or herself into the line of fire;

   (6) Affects the condition or placement of personal or publicproperty intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife in order to impairits usefulness or prevent its use; or

   (7) Enters or remains upon private lands without thepermission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate thissection.

   (c) A violation of this section is a civil violation forwhich a forfeiture of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more thanfive hundred dollars ($500) may be adjudged.