Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
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 - Repealed.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 Repealed.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...