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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 4

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Title 4, Animals and Animal Husbandry

34 chapters · 469 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 4469 Ch 4-1, Cruelty to Animals50 Ch 4-13, Dogs47 Ch 4-19, Animal Care31 Ch 4-4, Animal Diseases in General26 Ch 4-14, Damage by Animals20 Ch 4-8, Milk Gathering Stations19 Ch 4-5, Tuberculosis Control17 Ch 4-7, Livestock Dealers17 Ch 4-12, Apiculture17 Ch 4-15, Animals at Large16 Ch 4-2, Commercial Feeds15 Ch 4-10, Handling of Live Poultry15 Ch 4-13.1, Regulation of Vicious Dogs15 Ch 4-18, Importation of Wild Animals14

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 4✕Ch 4-24✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-1. Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Permit Program for Cats.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-10. Penalty for violation
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Any person who violates the permit provisions of this chapter shall have no more than thirty (30) days to have their cat spayed or neutered or provide proof from a licensed veterinarian indicating that arrangements have been made to spay or neuter their cat(s). The animal control…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-11. Responsibility for enforcement
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The local animal control officer shall be responsible for the enforcement and administration of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-12. Time for compliance
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Persons harboring a cat subject to this chapter on the effective date thereof [June 9, 2006] shall be given one hundred twenty (120) days from the date to comply with the provisions thereof.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-13. Low-cost spay/neuter accounts

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(a) All revenue generated pursuant to §§ 4-24-9 and 4-24-10 shall be deposited in the respective city and towns spay/neuter accounts. Said funds shall be divided equally with fifty percent (50%) of which to be reserved for the exclusive use of funding a low-cost spay/neuter progr…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-2. Legislative findings

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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 t…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-3. Spaying and neutering

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(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 subject to the spaying a…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-4. Breeding permits

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(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 …

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-5. Sale or adoption of cats

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(a) Any person or licensed business who provides or offers to the public, whether or not for compensation, any pet or pet related goods, where they are the primary products, or pet services shall provide to their clients, at no charge, information relating to pet care and ownersh…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-6. Revocation of permit

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(a) Any permit issued may be revoked if the animal control officer has reasonable cause to believe any of the following to be true: (1) The permittee has violated the provisions of chapter 19 of this title or any other state or local ordinances relating to the keeping, care or us…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-7. Farmland exemption

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Farmland defined as any tract or tracts of land, including woodland and wasteland constituting a farm unit which is actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use including, but not limited to: forages and sod crops; grains and feed crops; fruits and vegetables; poultry, d…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-8. Abandonment of cats

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If any cat is abandoned by their owner or any person having charge or custody of that cat, that person shall, for each offense be punished in the manner provided in § 4-1-2.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-24-9. Canine surcharge

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(a) Each city and town is required to collect a one dollar ($1.00) surcharge on each dog license issued by the municipality. The revenue generated by this surcharge shall be deposited in the respective city’s and town’s spay/neuter account to fund low-cost spay/neuter programs. (…