{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-2.2-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-2.2-5","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"A license shall not be required for anyone who is:\n(1) Under the age of sixteen (16);\n(2) Permanently disabled or blind;\n(3) On leave from active military duty;\n(4) A passenger on a party or charter boat holding a current and valid license issued by the department in accordance with § 20-2-27.1;\n(5) Fishing recreationally during a designated free-fishing day, which may be established by the director and occur on no more than one day per year; or\n(6) Fishing commercially in accordance with a current and valid commercial fishing license.","path":["Title 20 Fish and Wildlife","Chapter 2.2 Recreational Saltwater Fishing License"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE20/20-2.2/20-2.2-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:18Z","sha256":"ccb8cc79b02b3b2cb82a2b03cab30fc9bfe5ebcca14a1d150f25d10d8735562a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-2.2-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-2.2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}