§ 20-4-4 - Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls – Penalties. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 20-4-4

   § 20-4-4  Otter trawls, pair trawls, andbeam trawls – Penalties. – Any person who operates an otter, beam, or pair trawl or other mechanicaltrawling device without a license as provided in § 20-4-3, shall, uponconviction, be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense or may beimprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both. In addition to any finesimposed for failure to secure a license, the person shall be subject to thesame penalties as set forth in § 20-1-16 should the person set a beam,pair, or otter trawl or other mechanical trawling device in areas prohibited by§ 20-4-2 or rules adopted under this section.