§ 20-1-1 - Legislative findings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 20-1-1

   § 20-1-1  Legislative findings. – (a) The general assembly finds that the animal life inhabiting the lands of thestate, its lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers, and the marine waters within itsterritorial jurisdiction, are a precious, renewable, natural resource of thestate which, through application of enlightened management techniques, can bedeveloped, preserved, and maintained for the beauty and mystery that wildanimals bring to our environment.

   (b) The general assembly further finds that the management offish and wildlife through the establishment of hunting and fishing seasons, thesetting of size, catch, possession, and bag limits, the regulation of themanner of hunting and fishing, and the establishment of conservation policiesshould be pursued utilizing modern scientific techniques, having regard for thefluctuations of species populations, the effect of management practices on fishand wildlife, and the conservation and perpetuation of all species of fish andwildlife.