Title 4, Title 4 and Animal Husbandry

The department upon application may grant variances from the requirements of these regulations as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in hazard to the public health. Those applications, and variances made, shall be in writing and any variances granted under th…

Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100), and the loss of any specimen referred to in this chapter.

The director of environmental management or his or her designee shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Animal” means any wild animal or bird specified under the provisions of § 4-18-3. (2) “Approved quarantine facility” means a facility approved by the department for the quarantine confinement of imported animals. (3) “Department” means the R…

(a) No person shall import into, receive, or possess in this state without first obtaining a permit from the department, animals of the following orders, families, and genera: primates, carnivores, amphibia, reptilia, canidae, and insecta. The director may by regulation designate…

Import permits for animals listed under § 4-18-3 shall be issued only upon written application from the person desiring to import them. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The number and true scientific name of each species (Reference: Walker,…

Issuance of import permits for animals listed under § 4-18-3 may be made by the department upon: (1) Submission of written application providing the information enumerated under § 4-18-4 not less than seven (7) days preceding the probable date of shipment; (2) Completion of an in…

(a) Short term nonresident exhibitions. Animals subject to this chapter may be brought into the state for short term nonresident exhibition purposes without permit. Animal(s) permitted entry under this section shall not be disposed of by sale, trade or gift during the period with…

(a) Each application for an import permit shall be accompanied by payment of an import permit fee to the department. Except as provided in § 4-18-6 (a) and (b), the permit fee charged shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per animal. (b) If the actual number of animals rec…

The director may make reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter concerning the following: (1) Quarantine facilities and operating standards; (2) Primary enclosures; (3) Animal health and husbandry standards; (4) Quarantine records; (5) Quarantin…