Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-17.1-1 (2026)

Transporting of waste and dredge materials over state waterways prohibited

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Except as permitted under § 46-23-18.1 or otherwise, no person, either as principal, agent, or servant, shall transport or cause to be transported, dump, or cause to be dumped within the territorial waters of the state, any waste or dredge material. Every person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both, for each offense.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1974–1974 · leading case: Save Our Sound Fisheries Ass'n v. Callaway, 387 F. Supp. 292 (D.R.I. 1974).

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Save Our Sound Fisheries Ass'n v. Callaway, 387 F. Supp. 292 (D.R.I. 1974). · cites it 7× “ments of Rhode Island Law Plaintiff alleges that defendants have acted in violation of R.I.Gen.Laws § 46-17.1-1 and § 46-17.1-2 in failing to obtain a permit for the dumping of dredged material in the territorial waters of the state.”

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