§ 4-4-1. Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals — Quarantine — Veterinarians. (a) The director of environmental management may appoint one or more inspectors in the state, whose duty it is to visit and inquire into the condition of any domestic animal in the state whenever there is reason to suspect that any domestic […]
§ 4-4-1.1. Animals defined. This chapter shall apply to all domestic animals defined in § 4-13.1-2(2) and any animal that the director of the department of environmental management has waived from the permit requirement in accordance with § 4-18-3. History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 143, § 2.
§ 4-4-10. Sale of diseased or disabled animals. It is unlawful for any person holding an auctioneer’s license knowingly to receive or offer for sale or to sell at public auction, other than at a sheriff’s or judicial sale under a court order, or for any person to sell or offer for sale at private […]
§ 4-4-11. Interference with enforcement — Violation of quarantine. Any person or persons who shall willfully or intentionally interfere with any officers, duly authorized to carry out the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is liable to imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or a fine not exceeding […]
§ 4-4-12. Cooperation with federal government in suppression of diseases. The governor is authorized to accept on behalf of the state the rules and regulations prepared by the secretary of agriculture under and in pursuance of § 3, 21 U.S.C. § 114, of an act of congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled “An act for […]
§ 4-4-13. Powers of federal and state inspectors — Assistance by peace officers. The inspectors of the state department of environmental management and the department of agriculture of the United States, in cooperation with the state department of environmental management, or with any agent of the state, has the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation […]
§ 4-4-14. State immunity. The state is not liable for any damages or expenses incurred under §§ 4-4-12 and 4-4-13. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-14.
§ 4-4-15. Cooperation in federal Bang’s disease plan. The state department of environmental management shall cooperate with the United States government in connection with the prevailing federal plan for the control and eradication of Bang’s disease and that department may make reasonable rules and regulations governing the control and eradication of Bang’s disease including federal […]
§ 4-4-16. Compensation for animals killed in Bang’s disease program. Sections 4-5-1 — 4-5-6 shall be construed to include payments for indemnities for animals killed, and for the testing and administration expense incurred, due to the prevalence of Bang’s disease. History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 29; P.L. 1941, ch. 1017, § 1; G.L. […]
§ 4-4-17. Importation or exposure of diseased animals. Any person bringing into the state any neat cattle or other animals which he or she knows to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or who exposes the cattle or other animals, known to him or her to be infected, to other cattle and animals […]
§ 4-4-18. City and town ordinances. The city and town councils of the several cities and towns may pass any ordinances as they think proper, to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases among cattle and other animals within their cities and towns, and may prescribe penalties for the violation of the ordinances, not […]
§ 4-4-19. Orders prohibiting importation of animals. The director of environmental management may prohibit the introduction of any cattle or other domestic animals into the state. Any person who brings, transports or introduces any cattle or other domestic animals into the state, after the director has issued an order forbidding the introduction of that cattle […]
§ 4-4-2. Compensation of commissioners and veterinarians — Duties — Removal. Subject to chapter 4 of title 36, the director of environmental management is authorized to fix the compensation of the cattle commissioners and veterinary surgeons, to prescribe their duties, and to remove them when deemed expedient. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 22; […]
§ 4-4-20. Publication of information on diseases. The director of environmental management shall endeavor to obtain full information in relation to any contagious disease which may prevail among cattle or other domestic animals near the borders of the state, and shall publish and circulate that information in his or her discretion. Should any contagious disease […]
§ 4-4-21. Inspectors on roads and railroads. The director may appoint suitable and discreet persons, on or near the several highways, turnpike roads, railroads, and thoroughfares in the state, who shall inquire into all violations of this chapter and report those violations to the director. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 5; G.L. 1909, […]
§ 4-4-22. Sale of infected animals or milk. Any person who sells or offers to sell any cattle or other domestic animals, or any part of these animals, known to him or her to be infected with any contagious disease, or with any disease dangerous to the public health, or who sells or offers to […]
§ 4-4-23. Regulations for suppression of disease. The director of environmental management may make all necessary regulations for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation of any disease, and any person who fails to comply with any regulation made shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year. History […]
§ 4-4-24. State rules paramount to local. Whenever the director of environmental management makes and publishes any regulations concerning the extirpation, cure, or treatment of cattle or other domestic animals infected with, or which have been exposed to any contagious disease, those regulations shall supersede the regulations made by the authorities of the several towns […]
§ 4-4-25. Signature of orders and notices. All orders, appointments and notices from the director of environmental management, except the order of notice provided for in § 4-4-19, shall bear his or her signature. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 9; G.L. […]
§ 4-4-26. Limitation of prosecutions. All prosecutions for offenses against the provisions of §§ 4-4-17 — 4-4-25 shall be commenced within thirty (30) days after the offense has been committed, and not afterwards. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 10; G.L. 1938, […]
