Section 250-RICR-50-00-1.9 - Newport and Galilee Fishing Advisory GroupsA. Newport and Galilee Fishing Advisory Groups shall be established by the Director in order to advise and/or assist the Department relative to the preparation of a master plan and Rules and Regulations for the development and operation of State pier #9, Port of Newport and the Port of Galilee. The Director or his/her designee shall call meetings of the advisory group only upon reasonable notice.B. Uses and/or activities which are or may be reasonably associated with and/or necessary to the berthing of commercial fishing vessels at the Port of Newport, State pier #9 and State-owned piers in Galilee which are not otherwise addressed herein may be permitted by the Director after opportunity for review by the Newport Fishing Advisory Group or Galilee Fishing Advisory Group. In permitting such uses and/or activities, the Director shall consider the following: 1. Compatibility with other permitted uses and activities;2. The demand for the use or activity by tenant fishing vessels;3. If a commercial service, the availability of said service elsewhere in the city of Newport or Narragansett and the impact of permitting it on other service vendors; and,4. The impact of permitting arrangement on the price, availability and convenience of the service to tenant fishing vessels.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-50-00-1.9
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