{"id":868,"date":"2015-04-17T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=696"},"modified":"2015-12-14T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T15:38:30","slug":"rhode-islands-boating-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/rhode-islands-boating-law-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island&#8217;s Boating Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boating laws in Rhode Island are enforced by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Department of Environmental Management.<\/li>\n<li>Harbor masters and assistant harbormasters.<\/li>\n<li>Police officers authorized to make arrests.<\/li>\n<li>Employees of the Department of Environmental Management authorized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These officers have the authority to stop and board any boat where they have probable cause to believe that a violation of law exists. 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