§ 4-15-1. Municipal pounds.
Every town or city may maintain at its own charge one or more public pounds, for the impounding of horses, mules, neat-cattle, sheep, goats, geese, hogs, and asses and for the securing of those animals agreeable to law in some convenient place or places in that town or city.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 127, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 153, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 183, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3001, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-15-1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-15 - Animals at Large
Section 4-15-1. - Municipal pounds.
Section 4-15-2. - Appointment of field drivers.
Section 4-15-3. - Impoundment of animals at large on highways.
Section 4-15-4. - Grazing animals deemed at large.
Section 4-15-5. - Animals in private ways in Newport.
Section 4-15-6. - Care of impounded animals.
Section 4-15-7. - Fees paid to poundkeeper.
Section 4-15-8. - Disposition of penalties.
Section 4-15-9. - Advertising and notice of impoundment.
Section 4-15-10. - Delivery of unclaimed animal to city or town treasurer.
Section 4-15-11. - Sale of unclaimed animals — Disposition of proceeds.
Section 4-15-12. - Conveyances found with impounded animals.
Section 4-15-13. - Application of chapter to goats and geese.
Section 4-15-14. - Fees and penalties for goats and geese.
Section 4-15-15. - Veterinarian’s emergency treatment of animals — Immunity from liability.