{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-15-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-15-4","heading":"Equipment used by archers.","body":"(a) No person hunting, pursuing or taking deer by archery shall be equipped with equipment not authorized by regulations promulgated by the department and/or as authorized by subsection (b).\n(b) Possession of archery aid devices for deer hunting with special permit. Any person who has a permanent physical impairment due to injury or disease, congenital or acquired, that renders them so severely disabled as to be unable to use a conventional bow and arrow device, and/or who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, may legally hunt deer using adaptive equipment and aids. Said permits will be issued by the department only after the receipt of a physician’s statement confirming the applicant is impaired as referred to above.","path":["Title 20 Fish and Wildlife","Chapter 15 Deer Hunting"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE20/20-15/20-15-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:21Z","sha256":"d75863ded199ecd58a2c3e2ef73580802a03f2910cb9e4d9514ed80302a8227c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-15-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-15-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}