§ 4-15-12. Conveyances found with impounded animals.
If any horse or other animal, attached to any vehicle, sledge, or sleigh, is found at large, abandoned, or with no person in charge of the animal, upon any highway or common, or on any land thrown open as a way for public travel and used by the public for travel, any person authorized under this chapter to impound animals going at large, may impound the vehicle, sledge, or sleigh, together with the vehicle, sledge or sleigh attached and the harness and other property, in one of the public pounds of that city or town. The animal shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the vehicle, sledge or sleigh, harness and other property, shall be held, surrendered or, after thirty (30) days’ notice by the town or city treasurer, sold, under the same liabilities, powers, provisions, and restrictions prescribed in this chapter relating to horses and other animals impounded.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 128, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 154, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 184, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 641, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-15-12.
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.