Every estrayed animal taken up shall be kept by the person who took it up thirty (30) days. If it is a horse, the person shall have a withe kept about the horse’s neck the whole of that time.
Retention of estrays by taker
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-16-3., under Chapter 4-16 Estrays.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-16-3.