Rhode Island Senate Resolution directs DEM to create a regulatory framework with New Shoreham to reduce tick-borne illness on Block Island.

This resolution directs the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to collaborate with the Town of New Shoreham and the Rhode Island Department of Health to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for managing and reducing deer populations on Block Island. The aim is to mitigate tick-borne illnesses, which disproportionately affect New Shoreham residents. The framework includes strategies for deer population management, a public safety plan, a data collection program, and a public education component.

Rhode Island Senate Resolution directs DEM to create a regulatory framework with New Shoreham to reduce tick-borne illness on Block Island.

This resolution directs the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to collaborate with the Town of New Shoreham and the Rhode Island Department of Health to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for managing and reducing deer populations on Block Island. The aim is to mitigate tick-borne illnesses, which disproportionately affect New Shoreham residents. The framework includes strategies for deer population management, a public safety plan, a data collection program, and a public education component.