Section 4-1-37. – Immunity from suit.
§ 4-1-37. Immunity from suit. Any person entrusted with the care and custody of an animal, including, but not limited to, any Rhode Island licensed veterinarian, veterinarian technician, animal shelter, or animal kennel, shall be held harmless from either criminal or civil liability arising out of any reports, either oral or written, made to local […]
Section 4-1-38. – Use of the terms owner or guardian.
§ 4-1-38. Use of the terms owner or guardian. Wherever the word “owner” shall appear in this chapter it shall also mean and may be interchanged with the word “guardian” as defined in § 4-1-1. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 72, § 2.
Section 4-1-39. – Transport and shelter of horses.
§ 4-1-39. Transport and shelter of horses. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not transport or shelter, or cause or allow to be transported or sheltered any equine animal in or upon any trailer, conveyance or other vehicle whatsoever with two (2) or more levels stacked on top of one another. […]
Section 4-1-40. – Possession of animals.
§ 4-1-40. Possession of animals. (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person convicted of, or who entered a plea of nolo contendere to, any misdemeanor violation under the provisions of this chapter shall not possess or reside with any animal for a period of up to five (5) years following […]
Section 4-1-41. – Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy prohibited.
§ 4-1-41. Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy prohibited. (a) No person or corporation that occupies, owns, manages, or provides services in connection with any real property, including the individual’s or corporation’s agents or successors-in-interest, may do any of the following if the person or corporation allows an animal on the subject premises: […]
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 of owner’s rights — Expenses. (a) The director of environmental management, or any veterinarian employed by the department of environmental management (“department”), may lawfully take charge of any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated as defined in § 4-1-1, or that, in the […]
Section 4-1-43. – Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants prohibited.
§ 4-1-43. Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants prohibited. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who houses, possesses, or is in direct contact with an elephant utilized in a traveling show shall not: (1) Use a bullhook, ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, or similar device designed to inflict pain […]
Section 4-1-33. – Persons using animals for research — Registration.
§ 4-1-33. Persons using animals for research — Registration. (a) Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation actively engaged in animal research, who actually utilizes live animals for research purposes, shall register with the department of health by filing with the department of health on forms provided by it, the full name, address and type of […]
Section 4-1-34. – Destruction of racing greyhounds.
§ 4-1-34. Destruction of racing greyhounds. No person shall put to death, within the state, a racing greyhound or a retired racing greyhound except in a humane manner. For the purposes of this section, the phrase in a humane manner means by means of euthanasia by lethal injection, or by any other standard of humane […]
Section 4-1-34.1. – Restriction on sale of greyhounds.
§ 4-1-34.1. Restriction on sale of greyhounds. No person, firm, or other business entity shall sell or otherwise transfer any greyhound or retired racing greyhound to any person, firm, or other business entity for the purpose of medical research. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 465, § 1.