Section 4-24-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 4-24-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) An unacceptable number of healthy, but abandoned cats are euthanized annually in Rhode Island. (2) Due to the large number of stray and abandoned cats, euthanasia is not a cost effective, acceptable or ethical solution to the threats to public health and […]
Section 4-24-3. – Spaying and neutering.
§ 4-24-3. Spaying and neutering. (a) No person, as defined by § 4-19-2, shall own or harbor, within the state, any cat over the age of six (6) months which has not been spayed or neutered, unless such person has adopted a cat from a licensed releasing agency as defined by § 4-19-2 and is […]
Section 4-24-4. – Breeding permits.
§ 4-24-4. Breeding permits. (a) No person shall cause or allow any cat owned or harbored in the city or town in which they live to breed without first obtaining a breeding permit under this section. (b) Each city or town animal control officer shall administer a permit program to allow the breeding of cats […]