§ 20-14-1 - Birds protected. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 20-14-1

   § 20-14-1  Birds protected. – (a) No person shall pursue, hunt with intent to kill, take, destroy, or have inhis or her possession any wild bird or birds at any season of the year unlessharvested or taken in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by thedirector. Possession of any bird during the time when the taking of birds isprohibited shall be evidence that the bird was taken in violation of thissection, and each bird possessed in violation of this section shall constitutea separate and distinct offense.

   (b) This section shall not be construed to apply to anyspecies of birds for which: (1) a federal depredation permit/order or a controlpermit/order has been issued in accordance with applicable federal law; or (2)a state depredation permit has been issued in accordance with § 20-14-1.1.