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Originally Posted by Thumper
If anyone is intrested in gettin a RI license here is the link. The page went live today. So far they have only posted CT, MA & NY as reciprocating states.
https://www.ri.gov/DEM/saltwater/ |
Unless NY has amended their law, that would seem to be in error, as NY originally only allowed reciprocity with CT on "contiguous waters", namely LI Sound.
Here is the correct reciprocity agreement with NY for RI anglers---basically, it would cover you at Montauk, but nowhere else on Long Island, from shore:
Are there any reciprocal license agreements with other states where marine waters form boundaries with other states?
Yes. If a state sharing a marine water boundary with New York has an active marine license** program and grants New York recreational marine fishing license holders fishing privileges in that state's portion of the boundary water(s), then New York grants the appropriately licensed anglers from that state the privilege to fish in the New York portion of the boundary water(s) without securing a New York recreational marine fishing license. The following waters are included in this reciprocal agreement:
Connecticut: those parts of Long Island Sound lying between New York and Connecticut
New Jersey: those parts of New York Harbor, Hudson River, Kill Van Kull, Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, and Atlantic Ocean lying between New Jersey and New York, and
Rhode Island: those parts of Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean lying between Rhode Island and New York.
** Note: the state has to issue a marine license. Participation in the federal registry alone does not qualify for the reciprocal agreement.
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