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Regulation Jurisdiction Question
MikeV
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Registered: 07/07/03
Posts: 2617
Loc: Old Lyme
I live in CT and keep my boat in a CT marina. If take my boat by water from CT to RI waters fishing and return as part of the same trip to my marina in CT, which state's fishing regulations apply while fishing in RI?
I ask the question in regards to black fish and black sea bass which are sometimes open in RI while closed in CT. If the answer is RI and I get stopped by CT DEP with CT closed season fish, will they accept a legal RI Bag in CT? I can/will document fish were caught in RI by taking a picture with my phone showing the time and coordinates/location when/where fish were caught.
Please shed some light on the confusion that exists on regulation jurisdiction for me and others on this site.
This question has come up before and the answer we got from Encon was the following if I can recall it correctly. When leaving Ct. waters and fishing in RI waters at that point it is RI fishery laws that prevail. But when you return home to Ct. waters then your possession catch must conform to Ct. fishery laws for both the Ct. in-transit and Ct. landings. The only way this can be avoided is if your boat is trailered from Ct. territory into RI territory and launched at a RI boat launch. Your fishing should be restricted to RI waters and you load your boat onto your trailer, with your legal RI possession catch, at the RI boat launch and then proceed to trailer your rig and catch over land back into Ct. This basically follows the Inland Fisheries practices for cross-border trips from Ct. to other states for fishing freshwater destinations. I think this is what is in effect for this situation now.
Buck explained it . And don't forget the area were CT, RI , and NY waters meet . Try duck hunting some day if you want to see really complicated .
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MikeV
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Registered: 07/07/03
Posts: 2617
Loc: Old Lyme
Buck and ecurB,
Thanks for answering my question. This is what I expected. It does beg the question if the travel were reversed someone kept black fish caught in CT water illegally (before October 10)and returned to RI waters the fish caught illegally is now legal. Common sense indicates that a fish should be considered legal or illegal based on the regulations of where it is caught at the time. Today's phone camera technology, enables us to take a picture that stamps the time and location of that picture. I'm going to pursue this. The current regulations defy logic. Any ideas where to begin?
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