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Understanding “Processing” Under The Rhode Island Direct Sale Dealer License Program
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2021
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Description:This guide is a product of the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Josie Cartaya, Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellow, authored this study with guidance from Read Porter, Senior Staff Attorney. All errors and omissions are the responsibility of the Marine Affairs Institute. This study is provided only for informational and educational purposes and is not legal advice. The purpose of this study is to help Rhode Island fishermen understand what activities are permitted under Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (RIDEM) Direct Sale Dealer License (DSDL). RIDEM regulations prohibit fishermen1 with a DSDL license from “processing” fish, but RIDEM defines this term only by reference to Department of Health regulations, and its scope may be uncertain in this context. In addition, some stakeholders have questioned whether Rhode Island agencies can allow processing by DSDL licensees, including to allow licensees to hold fish overnight prior to retail sales. This document explains the meaning of “processing” in the context of the DSDL program and state authority to allow practices included in that definition.
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