[Rimarinefisheries] FW: Regulation amendments

Regulations were amended to the RI Marine Fisheries regulations, resulting from the public hearing that was held on November 12^th, and RI Marine Fisheries Council held  December 2^nd.  Regulations filed included:

 

• Part 3 – Finfish (250-RICR-90-00-3)
• Part 12 – Research Pilot Aggregate Program (250-RICR-90-00-12)
• Part 13 – Cooperative Multi-State Possession and Landing Pilot Program for Summer Flounder (250-RICR-90-00-13 (new adoption)

 

For Part 3, please see the attached final rule, which is attached as the link to the final rule on the Sec. of State’s webpage is inaccurate (refers to a different rule).  This will be corrected on or around the new year.  For Part 12 (amendment), please click on the yellow “View details” tab to view the final rule and rule-making documents filed. 

 

All rules are effective January 1, 2020.

 

Part 1 – Definitions and General Provisions, and Part 4 – Shellfish are currently under review by the Office of Regulatory Reform and are anticipated to be filed in the next few days.

 

Please also note that participation application forms are currently being developed for the Research Pilot Aggregate Program and Cooperative Multi-State Possession and Landing Pilot Program for Summer Flounder.  Please stay tuned for a listserve announcement when application forms are available.

 

For the Director decisions on all regulatory filings, please go here. 

For all minutes of the RI Marine Fisheries Council, please go here; search “Marine Fisheries Council”. 

For all rules and rulemaking documents associated with the regulatory filing, please go here (go to “Title 250” for Dept. of Environmental Management; “Chapter 90” for Division of Marine Fisheries; and then open the “subchapter” tab to view the regulation and rulemaking documents of interest.  For rules not yet effective, the new rule and rulemaking documents can be viewed under the yellow “View Details” tab.

 

Thank you.

 

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