§ 20-4-1.2 - Resident or non-resident commercial landing permit.
SECTION 20-4-1.2
§ 20-4-1.2 Resident or non-residentcommercial landing permit. – (a) Each resident or non-resident who has charge of a vessel carrying seafoodproducts legally harvested outside Rhode Island waters shall obtain a permit toland, sell or offer for sale seafood products in Rhode Island. The permit shallbe issued by the department upon proof that the applicant holds a valid stateor federal commercial fishing license and upon payment of the following fees:
(1) Resident or non-resident finfish landing permit: for thelanding sale or offering for sale of non-restricted finfish, the definition ofwhich shall be established by the department by rule, caught by any means, twohundred dollars ($200) for residents of the state; four hundred dollars ($400)for non-residents of the state.
(2) Resident or non-resident shellfish landing permit:(includes process product), two hundred dollars ($200) for residents of thestate; four hundred dollars ($400) for non-residents of the state. This permitallows the holder to land shellfish (surf clams, blue mussels, ocean quahaugs,sea scallops) legally harvested in federal water.
(3) Resident or non-resident miscellaneous landing permit:includes all other seafood products not specified under any other provision ofthis chapter, two hundred dollars ($200) for residents of the state; fourhundred dollars ($400) for non-residents of the state.
(4) Multi-purpose resident or non-resident landing permit:This permit allows a resident or non-resident to land and sell all marineproducts in the state of Rhode Island, except restricted finfish, thedefinition of which shall be established by the department by rule, threehundred dollars ($300) for residents of the state; six hundred dollars ($600)for non-residents of the state.
(b) Landing permits shall be valid for the calendar year inwhich they are issued.
(c) The department shall adopt any rules and procedures thatmay be necessary for the timely issuance of these permits in order tofacilitate the off-loading and sale of seafood products, except restrictedfinfish, harvested outside Rhode Island waters.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, acommercial vessel with seafood products on board may, without a landing permit,enter Rhode Island waters and be secured to a shoreside facility for purposesother than landing, selling, or offering for sale the seafood products on boardif the person having charge of the vessel obtains permission from thedepartment's division of law enforcement prior to securing the vessel to theshoreside facility.