Section 9-2-82
Director - Appointment.
The Division of Marine Resources shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated "Director of the Marine Resources Division." The Director of the Marine Resources Division shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the Governor and shall be under and subject to the provisions of the state Merit System.
(Acts 1951, No. 476, p. 840, §3.)