§ 20-18.1-2 - Definitions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 20-18.1-2

   § 20-18.1-2  Definitions. – As used in this chapter the following terms shall, where the context permits,be construed as follows:

   (1) "Director" means the director of the department ofenvironmental management, or any subordinate or subordinates to whom thedirector has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by thischapter.

   (2) "Nongame wildlife" means, generally, any member of theanimal kingdom, which is a species which is neither harvested or domesticatedby humans in Rhode Island. It also means any member of the plant kingdom whichgrows in this state in a wild or unmanaged situation without cultivation,fertilization, or other agricultural practice required to sustain it. Thedirector, in addition to his or her other powers, has the power to promulgatelists of the names of specific animals and plants which are excluded from thecategory of nongame wildlife, in accordance with these criteria.