{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-15","heading":"Soft-shell clams — Method of taking.","body":"No person, either as principal, agent, or employee, shall dig or take by any method other than by forks, rakes, hoes, tongs, or any other device operated by hand, from any of the waters of this state, any soft-shell clam. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).","path":["Title 20 Fish and Wildlife","Chapter 6 Shellfish"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE20/20-6/20-6-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:19Z","sha256":"8cba7faf15b5ffe49828f550921ababa42019894e684efdad2e732874e344283","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}