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State permit policies & procedures
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Rhode Island
Website
Rhode Island Division of Wildlife
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/
Contacts
Phone: (401)789-3094 (no specific person; just say that you are calling to request a
Scientific Collecting permit application)
Is a permit needed for banding? Yes (pers.comm. J. Fandetti to E. Paul, 30 July 2009). The statute expressly includes
“handling.”
Permit application forms
- Application
Form - forms are not available online. Call number above.
- Renewal
- forms are not available online. Call number above.
- Threatened
and Endangered
- forms are not available online. Call number above.
- Salvage
- forms are not available online. Call number above.
State landsApparently not. Section 4Park and Management Area
Rules and Regulations requires permission to take specimens in the
context of archeological research, but there is no analagous
requirement for biological specimens or other forms of biological
research. Nonetheless, it is always a good idea to contact the park,
forest, or management area staff prior to undertaking research, just to
be sure that your activities will not interfere with their management
activities or with public use and to be aware of the hunting seasons or
other hazardous conditions.
Prior notice
Check
permit conditions. Even if not expressly required to do so, you should
always contact the manager of that particular state land unit or with
the owner of private land before your arrival. You want to be aware of
the hunting seasons, and, of course want to be sure that your
activities will not interfere with the activities of that park,
wildlife management area, or other state land unit, and that your
activities will not adversely affect public use of the land or with the
activities of private landowners.
Policies
Statute
TITLE 20
Fish and Wildlife
CHAPTER 20-1
General Provisions
SECTION 20-1-18
ß 20-1-18 Collector's permits. – Notwithstanding any other
restriction or prohibition set forth in this title, the director is
authorized to issue special permits for the taking, handling, and/or
possession of any species of wild animal, of any size, age, and numbers
as may be appropriate to persons for the purpose of carrying out
scientific experiments and cultivation projects for which the director
has responsibility. The director may require an applicant to provide
any information that the director deems necessary to ascertain that the
person is involved in a bona fide experiment or project. Failure to
abide by the provisions of any permit or failure to report any
information required by the director shall be cause for suspension or
revocation of the permit.
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