{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-6-8","heading":"Opening areas for quahaug dredging.","body":"Pursuant to good conservation practices, the director shall be authorized to open areas of the public waters of the state for taking quahaugs under license by a registered boat, by dredges, rakes, or other apparatus operated by mechanical power or hauled by power boats, and shall be authorized to close those areas at any time there is a danger of depletion of quahaugs or when flagrant violations of this chapter occur.","path":["Title 20 Fish and Wildlife","Chapter 6 Shellfish"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE20/20-6/20-6-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:19Z","sha256":"a5223a5c208837bb3de0789d5f4d884b22bc3e30038c64e43341ecb0fce74201","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-6-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}