1. (b) A wild turkey permit shall be good only for the season in which it is issued.
2. (c) All monies derived by the department from the sale of wild turkey permits shall be expended for turkey habitat acquisition in Rhode Island and wild turkey restoration management and research.

(a) No person shall attempt to take any wild turkey without first obtaining a regular hunting license and a turkey permit for the current year. Permits shall be sold at the direction of the director for a fee of eight dollars ($8.00) for residents and twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50) for nonresidents. Commencing July 1, 2025, permits shall be sold for a fee of nine dollars ($9.00) for residents and twenty-three dollars ($23.00) for nonresidents. Commencing July 1, 2028, permits shall be sold for a fee of ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) for residents and twenty-four dollars and fifty cents ($24.50) for nonresidents. The issuing agent may retain a fee of fifty cents ($.50) for each permit and shall remit the remainder to the department.

History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 17; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 2, effective July 1, 2021.