R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-16-18: Unlawful possession or sale of furbearers.

It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession any furbearer, or any part of a furbearer, unless it has been legally taken under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 17 of this title, or shall have been legally imported from another state or country. It is unlawful for any person at any time to sell, or offer for sale, any cottontail rabbit, varying hare, or gray squirrel, or any part thereof, excepting inedible parts such as heads, feet, hides, skins, or tails.