R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-5-2: Persons to whom permits issuable.

The department of environmental management may issue permits duly signed and under its seal to set or erect and maintain fish traps, as provided in this chapter, to any resident of this state or to any corporations incorporated in the state, licensed in accordance with chapter 2.1 of this title, upon payment of an additional permit fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per trap location for the permit period prescribed by § 20-5-9 for each permit.