§ 4-16-1. Taking up on private land.
If any person finds any horse, neat-beast, sheep, or hog on his or her land doing damage, not knowing to whom the animal belongs, he or she may take the animal as an estray, and within two (2) days report the estray to the city or town clerk of the city or town in which the animal was found.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 156, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 186, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 644, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-16-1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Section 4-16-1. - Taking up on private land.
Section 4-16-2. - Notice and publication of estrays.
Section 4-16-3. - Retention of estrays by taker.
Section 4-16-4. - Reclaimer of estrays by owner.
Section 4-16-5. - Settlement of disputes as to maintenance charges.
Section 4-16-6. - Appraisal — Sale of unclaimed animals.
Section 4-16-7. - Penalty for failure to proceed as required.
Section 4-16-8. - Use of animal by taker pending reclaim.
Section 4-16-9. - Clerk’s records — Fees.