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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5864 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002236 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES – |
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| 16 | 16 | | CAPTIVE HUNTING PROH IBITED |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representative Scott Slater |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 20-19 of the General Laws entitled "FIELD TRIALS AND 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SHOOTING PRESERVES" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 20-19-5. Captive hunting prohibited. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) As used in this section, the term "captive hunting" means a hunt that occurs within a 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals created by the use of fences, man-made 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | structures and/or natural barriers, including, but not limited to, private lands set up as hunting or 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | shooting preserves or game ranches, wherein the animal is restricted from escaping or fleeing from 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the confined area during the hunt. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) No species of animal whether domestic or wild, whether exotic to the state or naturally 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | occurring in the state may be imported into the state or released on any property within the state 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | for purposes of conducting captive hunting. 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) No native or domestic species of the state shall be intentionally or unintentionally 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | captured or restricted of free movement by the use of fences, man-made structures and/or natural 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | barriers for the purpose of conducting captive hunting. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (d) The term captive hunting shall not apply to the release of upland game birds for hunting 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | whether on public property or on private property properly licensed by the department as a shooting 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | preserve. 17 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LC002236 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 51 | 51 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 52 | 52 | | OF |
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| 53 | 53 | | A N A C T |
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| 54 | 54 | | RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES – |
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| 55 | 55 | | CAPTIVE HUNTING PROH IBITED |
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| 57 | 57 | | This act would prohibit captive hunting for domestic or wild animals. This act does not 1 |
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| 58 | 58 | | prohibit the release of upland game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves. 2 |
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| 59 | 59 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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