Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry

Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals

Section 4-1-1. - Definitions — Responsibility for agents and employees. - § 4-1-1. Definitions — Responsibility for agents and employees. (a)...

Section 4-1-2. - Overwork, mistreatment, or failure to feed animals — Shelter defined. - § 4-1-2. Overwork, mistreatment, or failure to feed animals —...

Section 4-1-3. - Unnecessary cruelty. - § 4-1-3. Unnecessary cruelty. (a) Every owner, possessor, or person...

Section 4-1-3.1. - Prohibited practices in destruction of animals. - § 4-1-3.1. Prohibited practices in destruction of animals. It is...

Section 4-1-3.2. - Animal confinement in motor vehicles prohibited. - § 4-1-3.2. Animal confinement in motor vehicles prohibited. (a) No...

Section 4-1-4. - Abandonment of infirm animals. - § 4-1-4. Abandonment of infirm animals. If any maimed, sick,...

Section 4-1-5. - Malicious injury to or killing of animals. - § 4-1-5. Malicious injury to or killing of animals. (a)...

Section 4-1-6. - Shearing of horses in winter. - § 4-1-6. Shearing of horses in winter. No person shall...

Section 4-1-6.1. - Operating upon tails of bovines prohibited. - § 4-1-6.1. Operating upon tails of bovines prohibited. (a) Any...

Section 4-1-7. - Live poultry containers. - § 4-1-7. Live poultry containers. Any crate or other container...

Section 4-1-8. - Sale of chicks and ducklings — Dyeing prohibited. - § 4-1-8. Sale of chicks and ducklings — Dyeing prohibited....

Section 4-1-9. - Animal fighting. - § 4-1-9. Animal fighting. Any person who causes or encourages...

Section 4-1-10. - Possession or training of fighting animals. - § 4-1-10. Possession or training of fighting animals. Whoever owns,...

Section 4-1-11. - Attendance at bird or animal fight. - § 4-1-11. Attendance at bird or animal fight. Whoever is...

Section 4-1-12. - Entry of premises where bird or animal fights are conducted — Arrest — Seizure of birds or animals. - § 4-1-12. Entry of premises where bird or animal fights...

Section 4-1-13. - Forfeiture of fighting birds or animals. - § 4-1-13. Forfeiture of fighting birds or animals. After the...

Section 4-1-14. - Appeal of sentence of forfeiture. - § 4-1-14. Appeal of sentence of forfeiture. Any claimant aggrieved...

Section 4-1-15. - Expense of care of seized birds or animals. - § 4-1-15. Expense of care of seized birds or animals....

Section 4-1-16. - Use of birds as targets. - § 4-1-16. Use of birds as targets. Any person who...

Section 4-1-17. - Unloading of animals in transit for rest, water, and feeding. - § 4-1-17. Unloading of animals in transit for rest, water,...

Section 4-1-18. - Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals. - § 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of...

Section 4-1-19. - Issuance of search warrants. - § 4-1-19. Issuance of search warrants. Whenever complaint is made...

Section 4-1-20. - Duty of police officers — Fines paid to society for prevention of cruelty to animals. - § 4-1-20. Duty of police officers — Fines paid to...

Section 4-1-21. - Powers of agents of society for prevention of cruelty to animals. - § 4-1-21. Powers of agents of society for prevention of...

Section 4-1-22. - Care of neglected animals by society — Forfeiture of owner’s rights — Expenses. - § 4-1-22. Care of neglected animals by society — Forfeiture...

Section 4-1-23. - Destruction of infirm animals by society. - § 4-1-23. Destruction of infirm animals by society. If, upon...

Section 4-1-24. - Jurisdiction of offenses — Appeals. - § 4-1-24. Jurisdiction of offenses — Appeals. The district court...

Section 4-1-25. - Appropriations for prevention of cruelty — Payments to society. - § 4-1-25. Appropriations for prevention of cruelty — Payments to...

Section 4-1-26. - Abandonment of animals. - § 4-1-26. Abandonment of animals. (a) If any person having...

Section 4-1-26.1. - Reports of abandoned, neglected or abused animals. - § 4-1-26.1. Reports of abandoned, neglected or abused animals. (a)...

Section 4-1-27. - Auction of lost or abandoned animals and poultry. - § 4-1-27. Auction of lost or abandoned animals and poultry....

Section 4-1-28. - Greasy pig contests prohibited. - § 4-1-28. Greasy pig contests prohibited. It is unlawful for...

Section 4-1-29. - Release of caged animals in park or zoo. - § 4-1-29. Release of caged animals in park or zoo....

Section 4-1-30. - [Repealed.] - § 4-1-30. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 185, §...

Section 4-1-30.1. - Cruelty to public safety — Dogs and horses. - § 4-1-30.1. Cruelty to public safety — Dogs and horses....

Section 4-1-31. - Assignment of state veterinarian. - § 4-1-31. Assignment of state veterinarian. (a) Examination of fighting...

Section 4-1-32. - Repealed. - § 4-1-32. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 306, §...

Section 4-1-33. - Persons using animals for research — Registration. - § 4-1-33. Persons using animals for research — Registration. (a)...

Section 4-1-34. - Destruction of racing greyhounds. - § 4-1-34. Destruction of racing greyhounds. No person shall put...

Section 4-1-34.1. - Restriction on sale of greyhounds. - § 4-1-34.1. Restriction on sale of greyhounds. No person, firm,...

Section 4-1-34.2. - Autopsies and medical treatment permitted. - § 4-1-34.2. Autopsies and medical treatment permitted. Nothing contained in...

Section 4-1-34.3. - Violations — Penalties. - § 4-1-34.3. Violations — Penalties. Any person found guilty of...

Section 4-1-35. - Community restitution. - § 4-1-35. Community restitution. The general assembly hereby declares that...

Section 4-1-36. - Psychiatric counseling. - § 4-1-36. Psychiatric counseling. Any person found guilty of violating...

Section 4-1-37. - Immunity from suit. - § 4-1-37. Immunity from suit. Any person entrusted with the...

Section 4-1-38. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-1-38. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Section 4-1-39. - Transport and shelter of horses. - § 4-1-39. Transport and shelter of horses. (a) Notwithstanding any...

Section 4-1-40. - Possession of animals. - § 4-1-40. Possession of animals. (a) In addition to any...

Section 4-1-41. - Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy prohibited. - § 4-1-41. Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy...

Section 4-1-42. - Care of neglected animals by department — Forfeiture of owner’s rights — Expenses. - § 4-1-42. Care of neglected animals by department — Forfeiture...

Section 4-1-43. - Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants prohibited. - § 4-1-43. Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants...

Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal

Section 4-1.1-1. - Definitions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] - § 4-1.1-1. Definitions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] For the...

Section 4-1.1-2. - Purpose. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] - § 4-1.1-2. Purpose. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] The purpose...

Section 4-1.1-3. - Unlawful confinement. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] - § 4-1.1-3. Unlawful confinement. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] Notwithstanding...

Section 4-1.1-4. - Exceptions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] - § 4-1.1-4. Exceptions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] This chapter...

Section 4-1.1-5. - Penalty. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] - § 4-1.1-5. Penalty. [Effective until July 1, 2026.] (a) The...

Section 4-1.1-6. - Severability. - § 4-1.1-6. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 4-1.2 - Seizure of Animals Being Cruelly Treated

Section 4-1.2-1. - Seizure of animals being cruelly treated. - § 4-1.2-1. Seizure of animals being cruelly treated. (a) The...

Section 4-1.2-2. - Notice of hearing. - § 4-1.2-2. Notice of hearing. Any authorized person making a...

Section 4-1.2-3. - Order for temporary care of seized animals. - § 4-1.2-3. Order for temporary care of seized animals. (a)...

Section 4-1.2-4. - Posting of bond. - § 4-1.2-4. Posting of bond. (a) If the court issues...

Section 4-1.2-5. - Disposition of seized animals. - § 4-1.2-5. Disposition of seized animals. (a) If a seized...

Chapter 4-2 - Commercial Feeds

Section 4-2-1. - Title. - § 4-2-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the...

Section 4-2-2. - Enforcing official. - § 4-2-2. Enforcing official. This chapter shall be administered by...

Section 4-2-3. - Definitions. - § 4-2-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Brand...

Section 4-2-4. - Registration. - § 4-2-4. Registration. (a) No person shall manufacture a commercial...

Section 4-2-5. - Labeling. - § 4-2-5. Labeling. A commercial feed shall be labeled as...

Section 4-2-6. - Misbranding. - § 4-2-6. Misbranding. A commercial feed is deemed to be...

Section 4-2-7. - Adulteration. - § 4-2-7. Adulteration. A commercial feed is deemed to be...

Section 4-2-8. - Prohibited acts. - § 4-2-8. Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing...

Section 4-2-9. - Rules and regulations. - § 4-2-9. Rules and regulations. (a) The director is authorized...

Section 4-2-10. - Inspection, sampling, and analysis. - § 4-2-10. Inspection, sampling, and analysis. (a) For the purpose...

Section 4-2-11. - Withdrawal, condemnation, and confiscation of commercial feeds. - § 4-2-11. Withdrawal, condemnation, and confiscation of commercial feeds. (a)...

Section 4-2-12. - Penalties. - § 4-2-12. Penalties. (a) Any person convicted of violating any...

Section 4-2-13. - Cooperation with other entities. - § 4-2-13. Cooperation with other entities. The director may cooperate...

Section 4-2-14. - Publication of information. - § 4-2-14. Publication of information. The director shall publish at...

Section 4-2-15. - Severability. - § 4-2-15. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part...

Section 4-2-16 - — 4-2-18. Repealed. - § 4-2-16 — 4-2-18. Repealed.

Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding

Section 4-3-1. - Definitions. - § 4-3-1. Definitions. For the purpose of §§ 4-3-1 —...

Section 4-3-2. - Applicability of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11. - § 4-3-2. Applicability of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11. Sections 4-3-1...

Section 4-3-3. - Permit required to feed garbage. - § 4-3-3. Permit required to feed garbage. No person shall...

Section 4-3-4. - Application for permit — Fee. - § 4-3-4. Application for permit — Fee. Any person desiring...

Section 4-3-5. - Requirements for permit. - § 4-3-5. Requirements for permit. The following conditions are required...

Section 4-3-6. - Cooking or treatment of garbage. - § 4-3-6. Cooking or treatment of garbage. All garbage, regardless...

Section 4-3-7. - Revocation or denial of permits. - § 4-3-7. Revocation or denial of permits. Upon determination that...

Section 4-3-8. - Access of inspectors to property. - § 4-3-8. Access of inspectors to property. Any authorized representative...

Section 4-3-9. - Maintenance and examination of records. - § 4-3-9. Maintenance and examination of records. Any authorized representative...

Section 4-3-10. - Enforcement — Rules and regulations. - § 4-3-10. Enforcement — Rules and regulations. The director is...

Section 4-3-11. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-3-11. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any...

Section 4-3-12. - Approval of feeding sites by a city or town council. - § 4-3-12. Approval of feeding sites by a city or...

Section 4-3-13. - Carrying of swill into Middletown. - § 4-3-13. Carrying of swill into Middletown. No person shall...

Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General

Section 4-4-1. - Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals — Quarantine — Veterinarians. - § 4-4-1. Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals —...

Section 4-4-1.1. - Animals defined. - § 4-4-1.1. Animals defined. This chapter shall apply to all...

Section 4-4-2. - Compensation of commissioners and veterinarians — Duties — Removal. - § 4-4-2. Compensation of commissioners and veterinarians — Duties —...

Section 4-4-3. - Reporting of diseased animals — Destruction. - § 4-4-3. Reporting of diseased animals — Destruction. Any owner...

Section 4-4-4. - Repealed. - § 4-4-4. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 99, §...

Section 4-4-5. - Right of entry where disease suspected. - § 4-4-5. Right of entry where disease suspected. The director...

Section 4-4-6. - Repealed. - § 4-4-6. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 99, §...

Section 4-4-7. - Compensation for condemned equine animals. - § 4-4-7. Compensation for condemned equine animals. For every horse,...

Section 4-4-8. - Exposure of diseased animals to contact with healthy animals. - § 4-4-8. Exposure of diseased animals to contact with healthy...

Section 4-4-9. - Sale, use, or exposure of diseased animals — Refusal to destroy. - § 4-4-9. Sale, use, or exposure of diseased animals —...

Section 4-4-10. - Sale of diseased or disabled animals. - § 4-4-10. Sale of diseased or disabled animals. It is...

Section 4-4-11. - Interference with enforcement — Violation of quarantine. - § 4-4-11. Interference with enforcement — Violation of quarantine. Any...

Section 4-4-12. - Cooperation with federal government in suppression of diseases. - § 4-4-12. Cooperation with federal government in suppression of diseases....

Section 4-4-13. - Powers of federal and state inspectors — Assistance by peace officers. - § 4-4-13. Powers of federal and state inspectors — Assistance...

Section 4-4-14. - State immunity. - § 4-4-14. State immunity. The state is not liable for...

Section 4-4-15. - Cooperation in federal Bang’s disease plan. - § 4-4-15. Cooperation in federal Bang’s disease plan. The state...

Section 4-4-16. - Compensation for animals killed in Bang’s disease program. - § 4-4-16. Compensation for animals killed in Bang’s disease program....

Section 4-4-17. - Importation or exposure of diseased animals. - § 4-4-17. Importation or exposure of diseased animals. Any person...

Section 4-4-18. - City and town ordinances. - § 4-4-18. City and town ordinances. The city and town...

Section 4-4-19. - Orders prohibiting importation of animals. - § 4-4-19. Orders prohibiting importation of animals. The director of...

Section 4-4-20. - Publication of information on diseases. - § 4-4-20. Publication of information on diseases. The director of...

Section 4-4-21. - Inspectors on roads and railroads. - § 4-4-21. Inspectors on roads and railroads. The director may...

Section 4-4-22. - Sale of infected animals or milk. - § 4-4-22. Sale of infected animals or milk. Any person...

Section 4-4-23. - Regulations for suppression of disease. - § 4-4-23. Regulations for suppression of disease. The director of...

Section 4-4-24. - State rules paramount to local. - § 4-4-24. State rules paramount to local. Whenever the director...

Section 4-4-25. - Signature of orders and notices. - § 4-4-25. Signature of orders and notices. All orders, appointments...

Section 4-4-26. - Limitation of prosecutions. - § 4-4-26. Limitation of prosecutions. All prosecutions for offenses against...

Section 4-4-27. - Certification of turtles as free of salmonellosis required. - § 4-4-27. Certification of turtles as free of salmonellosis required....

Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines

Section 4-4.1-1. - Definitions. - § 4-4.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 4-4.1-2. - Quarantine procedure. - § 4-4.1-2. Quarantine procedure. Any person who wishes to establish...

Section 4-4.1-3. - Regulations. - § 4-4.1-3. Regulations. The director may adopt regulations to carry...

Section 4-4.1-4. - Fees. - § 4-4.1-4. Fees. The director may, by regulation, provide for...

Section 4-4.1-5. - Violations — Penalties. - § 4-4.1-5. Violations — Penalties. Any person found guilty of...

Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control

Section 4-5-1. - Report of affected animal — Test. - § 4-5-1. Report of affected animal — Test. Whenever the...

Section 4-5-2. - Identification of reactors. - § 4-5-2. Identification of reactors. Any animal showing a positive...

Section 4-5-3. - Condemnation of diseased animals. - § 4-5-3. Condemnation of diseased animals. If a tuberculin test...

Section 4-5-4. - Appraisal of condemned animals. - § 4-5-4. Appraisal of condemned animals. (a) For the purposes...

Section 4-5-5. - Sale of carcasses of condemned animals. - § 4-5-5. Sale of carcasses of condemned animals. The director...

Section 4-5-6. - Payment for condemned animals — Prerequisites. - § 4-5-6. Payment for condemned animals — Prerequisites. In the...

Section 4-5-7. - Repealed. - § 4-5-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 344, §...

Section 4-5-8. - Repealed. - § 4-5-8. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 241, §...

Section 4-5-9. - Animals imported for slaughter. - § 4-5-9. Animals imported for slaughter. In the case of...

Section 4-5-10. - Repealed. - § 4-5-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 344, §...

Section 4-5-11. - Repealed. - § 4-5-11. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 344, §...

Section 4-5-12. - Repealed. - § 4-5-12. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1900, ch. 756, §...

Section 4-5-13. - Repealed. - § 4-5-13. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1900, ch. 756, §...

Section 4-5-14. - Quarantine of imported cattle — Intradermic test. - § 4-5-14. Quarantine of imported cattle — Intradermic test. If...

Section 4-5-15. - Slaughter of infected cattle — Release of cattle free from tuberculosis. - § 4-5-15. Slaughter of infected cattle — Release of cattle...

Section 4-5-16. - Penalty for violation of import requirements. - § 4-5-16. Penalty for violation of import requirements. Any person...

Section 4-5-17. - Willful violations of import requirements. - § 4-5-17. Willful violations of import requirements. When any person...

Section 4-5-18. - Violations by public officers. - § 4-5-18. Violations by public officers. (a) Any cattle commissioner,...

Section 4-5-19. - Penalty for violations generally. - § 4-5-19. Penalty for violations generally. Any person who violates...

Section 4-5-20. - Establishment of tuberculosis-free areas. - § 4-5-20. Establishment of tuberculosis-free areas. The director of environmental...

Section 4-5-21. - Advertisement of tuberculosis-free areas. - § 4-5-21. Advertisement of tuberculosis-free areas. Before proceeding to quarantine...

Section 4-5-22. - Administration of tuberculosis-free areas. - § 4-5-22. Administration of tuberculosis-free areas. After any area has...

Section 4-5-23. - Violations as to tuberculosis-free areas. - § 4-5-23. Violations as to tuberculosis-free areas. Any person or...

Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control

Section 4-6-1 - — 4-6-3. Repealed. - § 4-6-1 — 4-6-3. Repealed.

Section 4-6-4. - Brucellosis test. - § 4-6-4. Brucellosis test. All cattle in the state shall...

Section 4-6-5. - Slaughter of all reactors in state. - § 4-6-5. Slaughter of all reactors in state. When the...

Section 4-6-6. - Indemnities. - § 4-6-6. Indemnities. Indemnities shall be paid by the state...

Section 4-6-7. - Rules and regulations. - § 4-6-7. Rules and regulations. The director of environmental management,...

Section 4-6-8. - Penalty for selling or transporting cattle in violation of chapter. - § 4-6-8. Penalty for selling or transporting cattle in violation...

Section 4-6-9. - Annual appropriations — Disbursements. - § 4-6-9. Annual appropriations — Disbursements. The general assembly shall...

Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk

Section 4-6.1-1. - Definitions. - § 4-6.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Director”...

Section 4-6.1-2. - Director to enforce permit requirements for producers. - § 4-6.1-2. Director to enforce permit requirements for producers. The...

Section 4-6.1-3. - Director to keep information concerning producers. - § 4-6.1-3. Director to keep information concerning producers. The director...

Section 4-6.1-4. - Coloring of milk not meeting standards. - § 4-6.1-4. Coloring of milk not meeting standards. The director...

Section 4-6.1-5. - Dairy farms to be open to inspection. - § 4-6.1-5. Dairy farms to be open to inspection. All...

Section 4-6.1-6. - Director may take action concerning violations. - § 4-6.1-6. Director may take action concerning violations. Whenever the...

Section 4-6.1-7. - Director empowered to require information. - § 4-6.1-7. Director empowered to require information. The director has...

Section 4-6.1-8. - No person to sell milk in violation of this chapter or chapter 2 of title 21. - § 4-6.1-8. No person to sell milk in violation of...

Section 4-6.1-9. - Director empowered to hire assistants. - § 4-6.1-9. Director empowered to hire assistants. The director shall...

Section 4-6.1-10. - Penalties for violations. - § 4-6.1-10. Penalties for violations. Any person violating this chapter,...

Section 4-6.1-11. - Appropriations. - § 4-6.1-11. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any...

Section 4-6.1-12. - Director of health to enforce this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21 — Rules and regulations. - § 4-6.1-12. Director of health to enforce this chapter and...

Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers

Section 4-7-1. - License required. - § 4-7-1. License required. No person, firm or corporation, wherever...

Section 4-7-2. - Rules and regulations — Terms of licenses — License and renewal fees. - § 4-7-2. Rules and regulations — Terms of licenses —...

Section 4-7-3. - Revocation or suspension of license. - § 4-7-3. Revocation or suspension of license. The director may...

Section 4-7-4. - Dealing without license. - § 4-7-4. Dealing without license. Any person, firm or corporation...

Section 4-7-5. - Compliance with importation regulations. - § 4-7-5. Compliance with importation regulations. Every dealer of livestock...

Section 4-7-6. - Definitions. - § 4-7-6. Definitions. As used in §§ 4-7-6 — 4-7-23:...

Section 4-7-7. - Director to supervise movement of livestock. - § 4-7-7. Director to supervise movement of livestock. It is...

Section 4-7-8. - Application for license. - § 4-7-8. Application for license. Any person, firm, partnership, or...

Section 4-7-9 - — 4-7-12. Repealed. - § 4-7-9 — 4-7-12. Repealed.

Section 4-7-13. - Revocation of license — Hearing. - § 4-7-13. Revocation of license — Hearing. Each license provided...

Section 4-7-14. - Vehicle number plates. - § 4-7-14. Vehicle number plates. The director shall furnish for...

Section 4-7-15. - Display of license. - § 4-7-15. Display of license. Any person operating a vehicle...

Section 4-7-16. - License plate fees. - § 4-7-16. License plate fees. The fee for the first...

Section 4-7-17. - Bill of sale required. - § 4-7-17. Bill of sale required. No person shall transport...

Section 4-7-18. - Exceptions from provisions. - § 4-7-18. Exceptions from provisions. This chapter shall not apply...

Section 4-7-19. - Administration — Rules and regulations. - § 4-7-19. Administration — Rules and regulations. The director has...

Section 4-7-20. - Enforcement. - § 4-7-20. Enforcement. It is the duty of the director...

Section 4-7-21. - Repealed. - § 4-7-21. Repealed. History of Section.R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, §...

Section 4-7-22. - Treble damages in civil action by producer — Alternative remedy. - § 4-7-22. Treble damages in civil action by producer —...

Section 4-7-23. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-7-23. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any...

Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations

Section 4-8-1. - Definitions. - § 4-8-1. Definitions. The term “station” or “milk gathering station”,...

Section 4-8-2. - License required — Application. - § 4-8-2. License required — Application. No person, firm, association,...

Section 4-8-3. - Issuance of license — Terms. - § 4-8-3. Issuance of license — Terms. The director of...

Section 4-8-4. - Proof of financial security. - § 4-8-4. Proof of financial security. (a) A license shall...

Section 4-8-5. - Statements of defaulted claims against licensees. - § 4-8-5. Statements of defaulted claims against licensees. Upon default...

Section 4-8-6. - Action to determine amounts due creditors of licensees. - § 4-8-6. Action to determine amounts due creditors of licensees....

Section 4-8-7. - Liability of sureties. - § 4-8-7. Liability of sureties. Every surety given in accordance...

Section 4-8-8. - Statement of disbursements — Additional bonds. - § 4-8-8. Statement of disbursements — Additional bonds. A person...

Section 4-8-9. - Schedule of prices — Accounts of purchases. - § 4-8-9. Schedule of prices — Accounts of purchases. Every...

Section 4-8-10. - Record of transactions — Periodical statements to sellers. - § 4-8-10. Record of transactions — Periodical statements to sellers....

Section 4-8-11. - Applications for investigation. - § 4-8-11. Applications for investigation. If either party to the...

Section 4-8-12. - Investigative powers of director. - § 4-8-12. Investigative powers of director. The director of environmental...

Section 4-8-13. - Adjustments and hearings on complaints. - § 4-8-13. Adjustments and hearings on complaints. When a complaint...

Section 4-8-14. - Grounds for denial or revocation of license. - § 4-8-14. Grounds for denial or revocation of license. The...

Section 4-8-15. - Judicial review of decisions refusing or revoking licenses. - § 4-8-15. Judicial review of decisions refusing or revoking licenses....

Section 4-8-16. - Penalties for violations. - § 4-8-16. Penalties for violations. Any person who, being a...

Section 4-8-17. - Disposition of fines. - § 4-8-17. Disposition of fines. All moneys collected in fines...

Section 4-8-18. - Employment of help by director — Expenses. - § 4-8-18. Employment of help by director — Expenses. The...

Section 4-8-19. - Other laws preserved — Producers exempt. - § 4-8-19. Other laws preserved — Producers exempt. Nothing contained...

Chapter 4-9 - Biological Products

Section 4-9-1. - Products to be labeled. - § 4-9-1. Products to be labeled. All biological products as...

Section 4-9-2. - Authorization for distribution of products sold or given away. - § 4-9-2. Authorization for distribution of products sold or given...

Section 4-9-3. - Use and disposition of products — Records and reports. - § 4-9-3. Use and disposition of products — Records and...

Section 4-9-4. - Repealed. - § 4-9-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1358, §...

Section 4-9-5. - Repealed. - § 4-9-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1358, §...

Section 4-9-6. - Repealed. - § 4-9-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1358, §...

Section 4-9-7. - Repealed. - § 4-9-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1358, §...

Section 4-9-8. - Treatment of animals to prevent normal reaction to tests — Sale or removal of reactors. - § 4-9-8. Treatment of animals to prevent normal reaction to...

Section 4-9-9. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-9-9. Penalty for violations. (a) Any person, firm or...

Section 4-9-10. - Prosecution of violations. - § 4-9-10. Prosecution of violations. It is the duty of...

Section 4-9-11. - Federal approval of vaccines required. - § 4-9-11. Federal approval of vaccines required. No vaccine or...

Chapter 4-9.1 - Donation of Medications for Use by Nonprofit, State, and Local Facilities

Section 4-9.1-1. - Definitions. - § 4-9.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Animal...

Section 4-9.1-2. - Allowable medication donations. - § 4-9.1-2. Allowable medication donations. (a) An owner of an...

Section 4-9.1-3. - Drugs not eligible for donation or reissuance. - § 4-9.1-3. Drugs not eligible for donation or reissuance. Drugs...

Section 4-9.1-4. - Reissuance of medications. - § 4-9.1-4. Reissuance of medications. (a) Any reissued medication shall...

Section 4-9.1-5. - Immunity from civil or criminal liability. - § 4-9.1-5. Immunity from civil or criminal liability. (a) A...

Section 4-9.1-6. - Sale of donated medications prohibited. - § 4-9.1-6. Sale of donated medications prohibited. A licensed veterinarian,...

Section 4-9.1-7. - Handling of donated medications. - § 4-9.1-7. Handling of donated medications. (a) The facility receiving...

Section 4-9.1-8. - Rules and regulations. - § 4-9.1-8. Rules and regulations. The board of veterinary medicine...

Chapter 4-10 - Handling of Live Poultry

Section 4-10-1. - Definitions. - § 4-10-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Director”...

Section 4-10-2. - Supervision of movement of poultry. - § 4-10-2. Supervision of movement of poultry. It is the...

Section 4-10-3. - License to deal in or transport poultry. - § 4-10-3. License to deal in or transport poultry. Any...

Section 4-10-4. - Limited and unlimited licenses — Bond. - § 4-10-4. Limited and unlimited licenses — Bond. Licenses shall...

Section 4-10-5. - Holding of unlimited licensee’s bond. - § 4-10-5. Holding of unlimited licensee’s bond. The bond required...

Section 4-10-6. - Defaults by licensed dealers. - § 4-10-6. Defaults by licensed dealers. (a) Upon receipt of...

Section 4-10-7. - Unpaid claims exceeding bond. - § 4-10-7. Unpaid claims exceeding bond. If unpaid claims against...

Section 4-10-8. - Issuance and revocation of licenses. - § 4-10-8. Issuance and revocation of licenses. Each license shall...

Section 4-10-9. - Repealed. - § 4-10-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1792, §...

Section 4-10-10. - Display of license. - § 4-10-10. Display of license. Every person operating a vehicle...

Section 4-10-11. - License fees. - § 4-10-11. License fees. The fee for the first license...

Section 4-10-12. - Bill of sale to accompany poultry in transit. - § 4-10-12. Bill of sale to accompany poultry in transit....

Section 4-10-13. - Persons and organizations exempt. - § 4-10-13. Persons and organizations exempt. This chapter shall not...

Section 4-10-14. - Administrative powers of director — Rules and regulations. - § 4-10-14. Administrative powers of director — Rules and regulations....

Section 4-10-15. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. - § 4-10-15. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It is the...

Section 4-10-16. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-10-16. Penalty for violations. Any person violating the provisions...

Chapter 4-11 - Psittacine Birds

Section 4-11-1. - Birds subject to chapter. - § 4-11-1. Birds subject to chapter. Psittacine birds as referred...

Section 4-11-2. - Importation permits. - § 4-11-2. Importation permits. (a) No psittacine birds shall be...

Section 4-11-3. - Records to be kept by dealers. - § 4-11-3. Records to be kept by dealers. (a) Persons...

Section 4-11-4. - Banding of birds imported, sold, or given. - § 4-11-4. Banding of birds imported, sold, or given. All...

Section 4-11-5. - Banding of breeding stock. - § 4-11-5. Banding of breeding stock. All psittacine breeding stock...

Section 4-11-6. - Notice of intent to breed birds. - § 4-11-6. Notice of intent to breed birds. Each person...

Section 4-11-7. - Treatment of birds exposed to psittacosis. - § 4-11-7. Treatment of birds exposed to psittacosis. If laboratory...

Section 4-11-8. - Notice of unusual illness or deaths. - § 4-11-8. Notice of unusual illness or deaths. It is...

Section 4-11-9. - Quarantine and destruction of nonpsittacine birds exposed to psittacosis. - § 4-11-9. Quarantine and destruction of nonpsittacine birds exposed to...

Section 4-11-10. - Indemnity for destroyed birds denied. - § 4-11-10. Indemnity for destroyed birds denied. No indemnity will...

Section 4-11-11. - Enforcement of chapter — Rules and regulations. - § 4-11-11. Enforcement of chapter — Rules and regulations. The...

Section 4-11-12. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-11-12. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation...

Section 4-11-13. - Other laws unimpaired. - § 4-11-13. Other laws unimpaired. No parts of this chapter...

Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture

Section 4-12-1. - Title. - § 4-12-1. Title. Sections 4-12-1 — 4-12-17 shall be known...

Section 4-12-2. - Definitions. - § 4-12-2. Definitions. As used in §§ 4-12-2 — 4-12-17...

Section 4-12-3. - Inspector of apiaries — Deputies and assistants. - § 4-12-3. Inspector of apiaries — Deputies and assistants. The...

Section 4-12-4. - Inspectors — Qualification. - § 4-12-4. Inspectors — Qualification. Any person appointed by the...

Section 4-12-5. - Inspection/survey of apiaries — Notice — Entry — Abatement of infection — Infestation of undesirable bees. - § 4-12-5. Inspection/survey of apiaries — Notice — Entry —...

Section 4-12-6. - Specialized examination — Inspection fees — Accessibility. - § 4-12-6. Specialized examination — Inspection fees — Accessibility. (a)...

Section 4-12-7. - Certification of health — Expiration — Quarantine — Eradication. - § 4-12-7. Certification of health — Expiration — Quarantine —...

Section 4-12-8. - Movement permit required — When — Form — Issuance — Fee — Verbal authorization. - § 4-12-8. Movement permit required — When — Form —...

Section 4-12-9. - Quarantine areas outside state — Seizure — Inspection — Eradication. - § 4-12-9. Quarantine areas outside state — Seizure — Inspection...

Section 4-12-10. - Quarantines inside state — Seizure — Inspection — Notice — Eradication — Lien for expenses. - § 4-12-10. Quarantines inside state — Seizure — Inspection —...

Section 4-12-11. - Revocation of movement permit. - § 4-12-11. Revocation of movement permit. Any permit for the...

Section 4-12-12. - Registration of apiaries. - § 4-12-12. Registration of apiaries. (a) All apiaries in the...

Section 4-12-13. - Identification of apiaries — Abandoned apiaries — Written notice — Steps to protect neighboring apiaries. - § 4-12-13. Identification of apiaries — Abandoned apiaries — Written...

Section 4-12-14. - Reports and records of inspector. - § 4-12-14. Reports and records of inspector. The inspector of...

Section 4-12-15. - Powers and duties of director — Rulemaking. - § 4-12-15. Powers and duties of director — Rulemaking. The...

Section 4-12-16. - Beekeeping advisory board. - § 4-12-16. Beekeeping advisory board. (a) A beekeeping advisory board...

Section 4-12-17. - Penalties. - § 4-12-17. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision or...

Chapter 4-13 - Dogs

Section 4-13-1. - Regulatory ordinances — Enforcement and penalties. - § 4-13-1. Regulatory ordinances — Enforcement and penalties. (a) City...

Section 4-13-1.1. - Towns of Portsmouth, West Warwick, and Middletown and city of Woonsocket — Vicious dog ordinance. - § 4-13-1.1. Towns of Portsmouth, West Warwick, and Middletown and...

Section 4-13-1.2. - Definitions. - § 4-13-1.2. Definitions. (1) “Adequate shelter” means the provision of...

Section 4-13-1.3. - Rabies control board. - § 4-13-1.3. Rabies control board. (a) There shall be a...

Section 4-13-2. - Tax imposed by cities and towns — Enactment of local laws to prevent damage to livestock. - § 4-13-2. Tax imposed by cities and towns — Enactment...

Section 4-13-3. - Prior ordinances preserved. - § 4-13-3. Prior ordinances preserved. Nothing in this chapter shall...

Section 4-13-4. - Dog licenses — Fees — Penalties. - § 4-13-4. Dog licenses — Fees — Penalties. (a)(1) Every...

Section 4-13-4.1. - Notice to new owner of inoculation and licensing requirements. - § 4-13-4.1. Notice to new owner of inoculation and licensing...

Section 4-13-5. - License information and record. - § 4-13-5. License information and record. Every owner or keeper...

Section 4-13-6. - Repealed. - § 4-13-6. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 135, §...

Section 4-13-7. - Notice as to time and place of issuing licenses. - § 4-13-7. Notice as to time and place of issuing...

Section 4-13-8. - Disposition of license fees. - § 4-13-8. Disposition of license fees. Towns and cities may...

Section 4-13-9. - Pups exempt from license. - § 4-13-9. Pups exempt from license. No license shall be...

Section 4-13-10. - Thoroughbred dogs exempt — Kennel licenses. - § 4-13-10. Thoroughbred dogs exempt — Kennel licenses. No license...

Section 4-13-11. - Annual census of dogs — List of licenses issued. - § 4-13-11. Annual census of dogs — List of licenses...

Section 4-13-12. - Repealed. - § 4-13-12. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, §...

Section 4-13-13. - Wrongful removal of collar — Theft or destruction of licensed dogs — Poisoning. - § 4-13-13. Wrongful removal of collar — Theft or destruction...

Section 4-13-14. - Licensing by police authorities. - § 4-13-14. Licensing by police authorities. The duties imposed on...

Section 4-13-15. - Collaring of dogs — Impoundment and disposition of uncollared dogs. - § 4-13-15. Collaring of dogs — Impoundment and disposition of...

Section 4-13-15.1. - Ordinances concerning unrestricted and vicious dogs prohibited — Leash laws. - § 4-13-15.1. Ordinances concerning unrestricted and vicious dogs prohibited —...

Section 4-13-16. - Action for damages to animals — Double damages on second recovery — Destruction of offending dog. - § 4-13-16. Action for damages to animals — Double damages...

Section 4-13-16.1. - Injury to seeing-eye dogs or persons who are visually impaired— Damages. - § 4-13-16.1. Injury to seeing-eye dogs or persons who are...

Section 4-13-17. - Civil liability of person harboring dog for damages. - § 4-13-17. Civil liability of person harboring dog for damages....

Section 4-13-18. - Destruction of dogs in defense of person or livestock. - § 4-13-18. Destruction of dogs in defense of person or...

Section 4-13-19. - Order to confine or kill vicious dog — Subsequent damages. - § 4-13-19. Order to confine or kill vicious dog —...

Section 4-13-20. - Appraisal of damages done by dogs. - § 4-13-20. Appraisal of damages done by dogs. Each town...

Section 4-13-21. - Appraisal and payment of damages in certain Newport county towns. - § 4-13-21. Appraisal and payment of damages in certain Newport...

Section 4-13-22. - Subrogation of town or city to claim for damages. - § 4-13-22. Subrogation of town or city to claim for...

Section 4-13-23. - Sworn testimony before appraiser. - § 4-13-23. Sworn testimony before appraiser. Whenever any owner of...

Section 4-13-24. - Penalty for neglect of duties. - § 4-13-24. Penalty for neglect of duties. Any person appointed...

Section 4-13-25. - Election of special constable and appraiser in Pawtucket. - § 4-13-25. Election of special constable and appraiser in Pawtucket....

Section 4-13-26 - — 4-13-28. Repealed. - § 4-13-26 — 4-13-28. Repealed.

Section 4-13-29. - Quarantine to suppress rabies — Report of cases. - § 4-13-29. Quarantine to suppress rabies — Report of cases....

Section 4-13-29.1. - Responsibility for local rabies control. - § 4-13-29.1. Responsibility for local rabies control. Each city and...

Section 4-13-29.2. - Exemption from liability. - § 4-13-29.2. Exemption from liability. Notwithstanding any provision of law...

Section 4-13-29.3. - Regulations for suppression of rabies. - § 4-13-29.3. Regulations for suppression of rabies. The rabies control...

Section 4-13-30. - [Obsolete.] - § 4-13-30. [Obsolete.]

Section 4-13-31. - Compulsory rabies vaccination. - § 4-13-31. Compulsory rabies vaccination. (a) For the purpose of...

Section 4-13-32. - Penalty for violation of rabies suppression provisions. - § 4-13-32. Penalty for violation of rabies suppression provisions. Any...

Section 4-13-33. - Agent of society for prevention of cruelty as special constable. - § 4-13-33. Agent of society for prevention of cruelty as...

Section 4-13-34. - Correction of defects in prosecutions. - § 4-13-34. Correction of defects in prosecutions. Any defect in...

Section 4-13-35. - Immunity of officers from costs. - § 4-13-35. Immunity of officers from costs. No officer making...

Section 4-13-36. - Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Portsmouth as special constable. - § 4-13-36. Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in...

Section 4-13-37. - Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Middletown as special constable. - § 4-13-37. Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in...

Section 4-13-38. - Dogs attacking deer. - § 4-13-38. Dogs attacking deer. A person owning, keeping or...

Section 4-13-39. - Penalties. - § 4-13-39. Penalties. Any person convicted of a violation of...

Section 4-13-40. - Exemptions from application of chapter. - § 4-13-40. Exemptions from application of chapter. The provisions of...

Section 4-13-41. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-13-41. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Section 4-13-42. - Care of dogs. - § 4-13-42. Care of dogs. (a) It shall be a...

Section 4-13-43. - Prohibition of breed specific regulation. - § 4-13-43. Prohibition of breed specific regulation. No city or...

Section 4-13-44. - Minimum maturity level for sale of dogs. - § 4-13-44. Minimum maturity level for sale of dogs. (a)...

Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs

Section 4-13.1-1. - Declaration of purpose. - § 4-13.1-1. Declaration of purpose. (a) It is declared that...

Section 4-13.1-2. - Definitions. - § 4-13.1-2. Definitions. As used in §§ 4-13.1-1 — 4-13.1-14,...

Section 4-13.1-3. - Requirements for registration. - § 4-13.1-3. Requirements for registration. (a) No dog that has...

Section 4-13.1-4. - Control of vicious dogs. - § 4-13.1-4. Control of vicious dogs. (a) All dogs that...

Section 4-13.1-5. - Harboring dogs for dog fighting — Training dogs to attack humans — Selling, breeding, or buying dogs. - § 4-13.1-5. Harboring dogs for dog fighting — Training dogs...

Section 4-13.1-6. - Repealed. - § 4-13.1-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, §...

Section 4-13.1-7. - Action for damages — Destruction of offending vicious dog. - § 4-13.1-7. Action for damages — Destruction of offending vicious...

Section 4-13.1-8. - Exemptions. - § 4-13.1-8. Exemptions. (a) Sections 4-13.1-3 — 4-13.1-7 shall not...

Section 4-13.1-9. - Penalties for violation — Licensing ordinances and fees. - § 4-13.1-9. Penalties for violation — Licensing ordinances and fees....

Section 4-13.1-10. - Legal registration drives. - § 4-13.1-10. Legal registration drives. It shall be the duty...

Section 4-13.1-11. - Determination of a vicious dog. - § 4-13.1-11. Determination of a vicious dog. (a) In the...

Section 4-13.1-12. - Uniform summons — Mail-in fines — Prosecution. - § 4-13.1-12. Uniform summons — Mail-in fines — Prosecution. The...

Section 4-13.1-13. - Liability of parents for damages caused by dog owned by minor. - § 4-13.1-13. Liability of parents for damages caused by dog...

Section 4-13.1-14. - Severability. - § 4-13.1-14. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Section 4-13.1-15. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-13.1-15. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Section 4-13.1-16. - Prohibition of breed specific regulation. - § 4-13.1-16. Prohibition of breed specific regulation. No city or...

Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals

Section 4-14-1. - Animals at large — Civil liability — Penalty. - § 4-14-1. Animals at large — Civil liability — Penalty....

Section 4-14-2. - Animals breaking into enclosure — Action for damages — Impoundment. - § 4-14-2. Animals breaking into enclosure — Action for damages...

Section 4-14-3. - Appraisal of damages for recovery by impoundment. - § 4-14-3. Appraisal of damages for recovery by impoundment. The...

Section 4-14-4. - Notice to owner of impoundment. - § 4-14-4. Notice to owner of impoundment. Whenever beasts are...

Section 4-14-5. - Sale of impounded animals. - § 4-14-5. Sale of impounded animals. If the owner of...

Section 4-14-6. - Disposition of proceeds of sale. - § 4-14-6. Disposition of proceeds of sale. The proceeds of...

Section 4-14-7. - Feeding of impounded animals — Collection of fees. - § 4-14-7. Feeding of impounded animals — Collection of fees....

Section 4-14-8. - Impoundment fees. - § 4-14-8. Impoundment fees. The poundkeeper shall be allowed as...

Section 4-14-9. - Action for damages after impounded animals returned to owner. - § 4-14-9. Action for damages after impounded animals returned to...

Section 4-14-10. - Replevin to recover impounded animals. - § 4-14-10. Replevin to recover impounded animals. Any person whose...

Section 4-14-11. - Procedure in replevin. - § 4-14-11. Procedure in replevin. The writ shall be sued...

Section 4-14-12. - Replevin bond. - § 4-14-12. Replevin bond. The writ shall not be served...

Section 4-14-13. - Judgment in replevin. - § 4-14-13. Judgment in replevin. If it appears that the...

Section 4-14-14. - Disposition of replevied animals returned to defendant. - § 4-14-14. Disposition of replevied animals returned to defendant. Whenever...

Section 4-14-15. - Judgment for plaintiff in replevin. - § 4-14-15. Judgment for plaintiff in replevin. If it appears,...

Section 4-14-16. - Appeal in replevin. - § 4-14-16. Appeal in replevin. Either party may, in the...

Section 4-14-17. - Actions beyond jurisdiction of district court. - § 4-14-17. Actions beyond jurisdiction of district court. Whenever the...

Section 4-14-18. - Appraisal in action for damages against owner of animals. - § 4-14-18. Appraisal in action for damages against owner of...

Section 4-14-19. - Right of action where animals break division fence. - § 4-14-19. Right of action where animals break division fence....

Section 4-14-20. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-14-20. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Chapter 4-15 - Animals at Large

Section 4-15-1. - Municipal pounds. - § 4-15-1. Municipal pounds. Every town or city may maintain...

Section 4-15-2. - Appointment of field drivers. - § 4-15-2. Appointment of field drivers. The town and city...

Section 4-15-3. - Impoundment of animals at large on highways. - § 4-15-3. Impoundment of animals at large on highways. If...

Section 4-15-4. - Grazing animals deemed at large. - § 4-15-4. Grazing animals deemed at large. Every horse, neat-beast,...

Section 4-15-5. - Animals in private ways in Newport. - § 4-15-5. Animals in private ways in Newport. Horses, neat-cattle,...

Section 4-15-6. - Care of impounded animals. - § 4-15-6. Care of impounded animals. The keeper of any...

Section 4-15-7. - Fees paid to poundkeeper. - § 4-15-7. Fees paid to poundkeeper. (a) The owner of...

Section 4-15-8. - Disposition of penalties. - § 4-15-8. Disposition of penalties. The poundkeeper shall pay one...

Section 4-15-9. - Advertising and notice of impoundment. - § 4-15-9. Advertising and notice of impoundment. After any animal...

Section 4-15-10. - Delivery of unclaimed animal to city or town treasurer. - § 4-15-10. Delivery of unclaimed animal to city or town...

Section 4-15-11. - Sale of unclaimed animals — Disposition of proceeds. - § 4-15-11. Sale of unclaimed animals — Disposition of proceeds....

Section 4-15-12. - Conveyances found with impounded animals. - § 4-15-12. Conveyances found with impounded animals. If any horse...

Section 4-15-13. - Application of chapter to goats and geese. - § 4-15-13. Application of chapter to goats and geese. If...

Section 4-15-14. - Fees and penalties for goats and geese. - § 4-15-14. Fees and penalties for goats and geese. The...

Section 4-15-15. - Veterinarian’s emergency treatment of animals — Immunity from liability. - § 4-15-15. Veterinarian’s emergency treatment of animals — Immunity from...

Section 4-15-16. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-15-16. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Chapter 4-16 - Estrays

Section 4-16-1. - Taking up on private land. - § 4-16-1. Taking up on private land. If any person...

Section 4-16-2. - Notice and publication of estrays. - § 4-16-2. Notice and publication of estrays. The city or...

Section 4-16-3. - Retention of estrays by taker. - § 4-16-3. Retention of estrays by taker. Every estrayed animal...

Section 4-16-4. - Reclaimer of estrays by owner. - § 4-16-4. Reclaimer of estrays by owner. Any person claiming...

Section 4-16-5. - Settlement of disputes as to maintenance charges. - § 4-16-5. Settlement of disputes as to maintenance charges. In...

Section 4-16-6. - Appraisal — Sale of unclaimed animals. - § 4-16-6. Appraisal — Sale of unclaimed animals. In case...

Section 4-16-7. - Penalty for failure to proceed as required. - § 4-16-7. Penalty for failure to proceed as required. Any...

Section 4-16-8. - Use of animal by taker pending reclaim. - § 4-16-8. Use of animal by taker pending reclaim. The...

Section 4-16-9. - Clerk’s records — Fees. - § 4-16-9. Clerk’s records — Fees. Every city or town...

Section 4-16-10. - Limited application of chapter. - § 4-16-10. Limited application of chapter. The provisions of this...

Section 4-16-11. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-16-11. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Chapter 4-17 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock

Section 4-17-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 4-17-1. Declaration of policy. It is declared and determined...

Section 4-17-2. - Definitions. - § 4-17-2. Definitions. As used in chapter: (1) “Director” means...

Section 4-17-3. - Shackling and hoisting. - § 4-17-3. Shackling and hoisting. No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard...

Section 4-17-4. - Method of slaughter. - § 4-17-4. Method of slaughter. No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard...

Section 4-17-5. - Administration — Rules and regulations — Manual use of hammer, sledge, or poleax declared inhumane. - § 4-17-5. Administration — Rules and regulations — Manual use...

Section 4-17-6. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-17-6. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any...

Section 4-17-7. - Exemption of ritual slaughter. - § 4-17-7. Exemption of ritual slaughter. Nothing in this chapter...

Chapter 4-18 - Importation of Wild Animals

Section 4-18-1. - Purpose and scope. - § 4-18-1. Purpose and scope. This chapter is intended to...

Section 4-18-2. - Definitions. - § 4-18-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1)...

Section 4-18-3. - Permit required to import wild animals. - § 4-18-3. Permit required to import wild animals. (a) No...

Section 4-18-4. - Application for import permits. - § 4-18-4. Application for import permits. Import permits for animals...

Section 4-18-5. - Issuance of import permits. - § 4-18-5. Issuance of import permits. Issuance of import permits...

Section 4-18-6. - Exempted importations. - § 4-18-6. Exempted importations. (a) Short term nonresident exhibitions. Animals...

Section 4-18-7. - Repealed. - § 4-18-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 58, §...

Section 4-18-8. - Permit fees. - § 4-18-8. Permit fees. (a) Each application for an import...

Section 4-18-9. - Rules and regulations. - § 4-18-9. Rules and regulations. The director may make reasonable...

Section 4-18-10. - Approved quarantine facilities. - § 4-18-10. Approved quarantine facilities. Quarantine facilities used to house...

Section 4-18-11. - Quarantine. - § 4-18-11. Quarantine. (a) Quarantine period and conditions for release....

Section 4-18-12. - Tuberculin tests. - § 4-18-12. Tuberculin tests. The method of tuberculin testing used...

Section 4-18-13. - Exceptions. - § 4-18-13. Exceptions. The department upon application may grant variances...

Section 4-18-14. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-18-14. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any...

Section 4-18-15. - Enforcement of this chapter. - § 4-18-15. Enforcement of this chapter. The director of environmental...

Chapter 4-19 - Animal Care

Section 4-19-1. - Purpose. - § 4-19-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is: (1)...

Section 4-19-2. - Definitions. - § 4-19-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, chapter 13...

Section 4-19-3. - Registration of municipal dog pounds. - § 4-19-3. Registration of municipal dog pounds. No municipality shall...

Section 4-19-4. - Registration of animal shelters, rescues, and brokers. - § 4-19-4. Registration of animal shelters, rescues, and brokers. No...

Section 4-19-4.1. - Sales by pet shops. - § 4-19-4.1. Sales by pet shops. (a) A pet shop...

Section 4-19-4.2. - Prohibition on sales in public places. - § 4-19-4.2. Prohibition on sales in public places. (a) It...

Section 4-19-5. - Pet shop licenses. - § 4-19-5. Pet shop licenses. No person shall operate a...

Section 4-19-5.1. - Breeder licenses. - § 4-19-5.1. Breeder licenses. No person shall act as a...

Section 4-19-5.2. - Trainers required to obtain kennel license — Exceptions. - § 4-19-5.2. Trainers required to obtain kennel license — Exceptions....

Section 4-19-6. - Public auction and kennel licenses. - § 4-19-6. Public auction and kennel licenses. (a) No person...

Section 4-19-7. - Dealer licenses. - § 4-19-7. Dealer licenses. No person shall operate as a...

Section 4-19-8. - Denial of certificates of registration or licenses. - § 4-19-8. Denial of certificates of registration or licenses. (a)...

Section 4-19-9. - Operation as a pet shop, kennel, breeder or public auction without a license. - § 4-19-9. Operation as a pet shop, kennel, breeder or...

Section 4-19-10. - Dealing in animals without a license. - § 4-19-10. Dealing in animals without a license. Any person...

Section 4-19-11. - Mistreatment of animals. - § 4-19-11. Mistreatment of animals. Failure of any person, firm,...

Section 4-19-11.1. - Repealed. - § 4-19-11.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 340, §...

Section 4-19-11.2. - Destruction of animals — Reporting. - § 4-19-11.2. Destruction of animals — Reporting. All licensed releasing...

Section 4-19-11.3. - Penalty for violations. - § 4-19-11.3. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation...

Section 4-19-12. - Disposition of animals. - § 4-19-12. Disposition of animals. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of...

Section 4-19-12.1. - Public health exemptions. - § 4-19-12.1. Public health exemptions. Destruction of animals using gas...

Section 4-19-13. - Rules and regulations. - § 4-19-13. Rules and regulations. The director may, as he...

Section 4-19-14. - Chapter inapplicable. - § 4-19-14. Chapter inapplicable. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 4-19-15. - Access of inspectors to property. - § 4-19-15. Access of inspectors to property. Any authorized representative...

Section 4-19-16. - Mandatory spaying and neutering of dogs and cats adopted from a licensed releasing agency. - § 4-19-16. Mandatory spaying and neutering of dogs and cats...

Section 4-19-17. - Forfeited fees. - § 4-19-17. Forfeited fees. Upon request, the adoptive party shall...

Section 4-19-18. - Penalties for violations. - § 4-19-18. Penalties for violations. (a) Violations of the provisions...

Section 4-19-19. - Adoption of municipal ordinances. - § 4-19-19. Adoption of municipal ordinances. No provision of this...

Section 4-19-20. - Severability. - § 4-19-20. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 4-19-21. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-19-21. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Section 4-19-22. - Animal control officers. - § 4-19-22. Animal control officers. (a) Effective January 1, 2019,...

Section 4-19-23. - Pets for veterans. - § 4-19-23. Pets for veterans. (a) A public animal shelter...

Section 4-19-24. - Humane transportation of K-9 partners. - § 4-19-24. Humane transportation of K-9 partners. (a) For the...

Chapter 4-20 - Rodeo Animals and Livestock

Section 4-20-1. - Purpose. - § 4-20-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 4-20-2. - Notification requirements. - § 4-20-2. Notification requirements. No person, firm, corporation, or association...

Section 4-20-3. - Presence of veterinarian required. - § 4-20-3. Presence of veterinarian required. No person, firm, corporation,...

Section 4-20-4. - Rodeo events. - § 4-20-4. Rodeo events. Rodeo events involving animals/livestock shall be...

Section 4-20-5. - Duties of veterinarian in charge. - § 4-20-5. Duties of veterinarian in charge. The appointed veterinarian,...

Section 4-20-6. - Presence required during any event. - § 4-20-6. Presence required during any event. The person in...

Section 4-20-7. - Limitations. - § 4-20-7. Limitations. The roping of any calf in any...

Section 4-20-8. - Participation. - § 4-20-8. Participation. No person shall participate in any rodeo...

Section 4-20-9. - Penalties for violations. - § 4-20-9. Penalties for violations. Whoever violates any provision of...

Chapter 4-21 - Exemption from Liability Arising from Equine Activities

Section 4-21-1. - Definitions. - § 4-21-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the...

Section 4-21-2. - General provisions. - § 4-21-2. General provisions. Except as provided in § 4-21-3,...

Section 4-21-3. - Exceptions. - § 4-21-3. Exceptions. (a) This chapter does not apply to...

Section 4-21-4. - Posting and notification. - § 4-21-4. Posting and notification. (a) Every equine professional shall...

Chapter 4-22 - Cat Identification Program

Section 4-22-1. - Findings and purpose. - § 4-22-1. Findings and purpose. The state finds that a...

Section 4-22-2. - Definitions. - § 4-22-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (a)...

Section 4-22-3. - Required cat identification. - § 4-22-3. Required cat identification. It shall be unlawful for...

Section 4-22-4. - Removal of cat identification. - § 4-22-4. Removal of cat identification. It shall be unlawful...

Section 4-22-5. - Holding at-large or impounded cats. - § 4-22-5. Holding at-large or impounded cats. (a) In the...

Section 4-22-6. - Enforcement. - § 4-22-6. Enforcement. An impounded at-large, roaming, or feral cat...

Section 4-22-7. - Violations. - § 4-22-7. Violations. Any animal control officer, and his agents,...

Section 4-22-8. - Authorization to impound cats. - § 4-22-8. Authorization to impound cats. Animal control officers and...

Section 4-22-9. - Adoption of municipal ordinance. - § 4-22-9. Adoption of municipal ordinance. No provision of this...

Section 4-22-10. - Use of the terms owner or guardian. - § 4-22-10. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever...

Chapter 4-23 - Animals and Animal Husbandry — Animal Trusts

Section 4-23-1. - Trust for care of animals. - § 4-23-1. Trust for care of animals. (a) A trust...

Chapter 4-24 - Permit Program for Cats

Section 4-24-1. - Short title. - § 4-24-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 4-24-2. - Legislative findings. - § 4-24-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds and...

Section 4-24-3. - Spaying and neutering. - § 4-24-3. Spaying and neutering. (a) No person, as defined...

Section 4-24-4. - Breeding permits. - § 4-24-4. Breeding permits. (a) No person shall cause or...

Section 4-24-5. - Sale or adoption of cats. - § 4-24-5. Sale or adoption of cats. (a) Any person...

Section 4-24-6. - Revocation of permit. - § 4-24-6. Revocation of permit. (a) Any permit issued may...

Section 4-24-7. - Farmland exemption. - § 4-24-7. Farmland exemption. Farmland defined as any tract or...

Section 4-24-8. - Abandonment of cats. - § 4-24-8. Abandonment of cats. If any cat is abandoned...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry

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Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry