Section 250-RICR-60-00-2.15 - Regulatory EnforcementA. Any person who imports, transports or possess live cervids, carcasses or carcass parts thereof, consents to allow any authorized representative of the Department access to enter upon his or her premises or access to his/her vehicle or domicile to conduct inspections for compliance of these Regulations.B. The Department shall immediately seize and destroy carcasses or carcass parts that are imported or possessed in violation of these Regulations.C. The Department shall immediately seize, quarantine, and euthanize any cervid that is imported, transported or possessed in violation of the provisions of these Regulations.D. The Department shall direct any person possessing any cervid suspected of having CWD or other potentially infectious diseases to comply with any measures that are deemed necessary to prevent or mitigate the spread or introduction of chronic wasting disease.E. Department staff may euthanize, using firearms or other means, any wildlife which is at large and is suspected of having been exposed to or having CWD.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-60-00-2.15
Amended effective 7/11/2021