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RI Gen L § 4-13-29.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-29.3 - Regulations for suppression of rabies.

§ 4-13-29.3. Regulations for suppression of rabies.The rabies control board has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the functions required to prevent, control, or suppress rabies and every person who fails to comply with any regulation made shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 388, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-13-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-30 - [Obsolete.]

§ 4-13-30. [Obsolete.]
RI Gen L § 4-13-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-32 - Penalty for violation of rabies suppression provisions.

§ 4-13-32. Penalty for violation of rabies suppression provisions.Any person violating the provisions of §§ 4-13-29 and 4-13-31 shall be charged with a misdemeanor and fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense or be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days and/or be subject to confiscation of the animal(s) which is/are the basis of the violation.History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 136, § 35; P.L. 1930, ch. 1597, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-32; P.L. 1992, ch. 353, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 388, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-33 - Agent of society for prevention of cruelty as special constable.

§ 4-13-33. Agent of society for prevention of cruelty as special constable.The board of police commissioners of any city, and the city council and town council of any city or town where there is no board of police commissioners, may appoint an agent of the Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as special constable or officer to enforce this chapter, and when appointed that agent shall have all the authority and power and be subject to all the duties and liabilities imposed upon special officers by this chapter. The general agent or any special agent of The Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shall have the authority to enforce this chapter whenever any violation of this chapter comes to the attention of that general agent or special agent.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 141, § 20; P.L. 1927, ch. 1037, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-33; P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 4.
RI Gen L § 4-13-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-34 - Correction of defects in prosecutions.

§ 4-13-34. Correction of defects in prosecutions.Any defect in any action, complaint and warrant, indictment or other proceeding commenced and prosecuted under this chapter, either of form or substance, may be amended by the court before which the action, complaint and warrant or indictment is originally brought or may be pending.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-34.
RI Gen L § 4-13-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-35 - Immunity of officers from costs.

§ 4-13-35. Immunity of officers from costs.No officer making complaint under this chapter shall be required to give surety for costs, or be liable for the costs that may arise upon any complaint brought under this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-35.
RI Gen L § 4-13-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-36 - Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Portsmouth as special constable.

§ 4-13-36. Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Portsmouth as special constable.The town council of the town of Portsmouth may appoint an agent of the Robert Potter league for animals as special constable or officer to enforce this chapter, and when appointed, that agent shall have all the authority and power and be subject to all the duties and liabilities imposed upon special officers by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 79, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-37 - Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Middletown as special constable.

§ 4-13-37. Agent of Robert Potter league for animals in town of Middletown as special constable.The town council of the town of Middletown may appoint an agent of the Robert Potter league for animals as special constable or officer to enforce this chapter, and when appointed, that agent shall have all the authority and power and be subject to all the duties and liabilities imposed upon special officers by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 119, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-38 - Dogs attacking deer.

§ 4-13-38. Dogs attacking deer.A person owning, keeping or possessing a dog shall not allow, permit or consent to this dog chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing a deer. The director of environmental management is authorized to issue an order to restrain all dogs from running at large in any city or town where, in the director's opinion, this restraining order is necessary to prevent dogs from chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing deer. This order shall be in effect forty-eight (48) hours after publication in one or more newspapers circulated in the city or town. When, in the director's opinion, the director determines that this restraining order is no longer necessary, the director shall, by publication, rescind this order. A person owning, keeping, or possessing a dog shall restrain it from running at large in any city or town in which this restraining order is in effect. The chief of the division of enforcement, the chief's assistants, conservation officers, members of the state police, members of the local police, in areas over which they have jurisdiction, may issue a citation to the owner of any dog found chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing a deer, charging the owner with a violation of this chapter. During any period when this order is not in force, the chief of the division of enforcement, the chief's assistants, conservation officers and members of the state police and members of the local police and park police in areas over which they have jurisdiction, may issue a citation to the owner of any dog found chasing or hunting a deer if the dog is chasing or hunting with the knowledge or consent of the owner. Whenever a dog has been found chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing a deer and the owner or keeper of the dog has been notified by the director, and the same dog is found chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing, it shall be prima facie evidence that this chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing was with the knowledge or consent of the owner or keeper.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 586, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-39 - Penalties.

§ 4-13-39. Penalties.Any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be fined fifty dollars ($50) for a first offense and one hundred dollars ($100) for a second and subsequent offense.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 586, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-40 - Exemptions from application of chapter.

§ 4-13-40. Exemptions from application of chapter.The provisions of this chapter do not apply to K-9 and/or other dogs owned by any police department or any law enforcement officer which are used in the performance of police work.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 417, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-41 - Use of the terms owner or guardian.

§ 4-13-41. Use of the terms owner or guardian.Wherever the word "owner" shall appear in this chapter it shall also mean and may be interchanged with the word "guardian" as defined in § 4-13-1.2.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 72, § 3.
RI Gen L § 4-13-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-43 - Prohibition of breed specific regulation.

§ 4-13-43. Prohibition of breed specific regulation.No city or town may enact any rule, regulation or ordinance specific to any breed of dog or cat in the exercise of its power to further control and regulate dogs, cats or other animals as authorized by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 450, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-44 - Minimum maturity level for sale of dogs.

§ 4-13-44. Minimum maturity level for sale of dogs.(a) Except as otherwise authorized under any other provision of law, it shall be a crime, punishable as specified in subsection (c) of this section, for any person to sell or transfer (as further described within subsection (b) of this section) one or more dogs that are not fully weaned unless, prior to any physical transfer of the dog or dogs from the seller/transferor to the purchaser/transferee, the dog or dogs are approved for sale, as evidenced by written documentation from a veterinarian licensed to practice in Rhode Island.(b) For the purposes of this section, the sale or transfer of a dog or dogs shall not be considered complete, and thereby subject to the requirements and penalties of this section, unless and until the seller/transferor physically transfers the dog or dogs to the purchaser/transferee.(c) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to imprisonment not to exceed twelve (12) months or a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.(d) With respect to the sale of two (2) or more dogs in violation of this section, each dog unlawfully sold or transferred shall represent a separate offense.(e) This section shall not apply in instances where the following types of organizations place a dog into "foster care" pursuant to their respective current practices of operation:(1) An organization, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or animal shelter, as defined in § 4-19-2; and(2) A pound or dog pound as defined in § 4-19-2.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-1 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 4-13.1-1. Declaration of purpose.(a) It is declared that vicious dogs have become a serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of citizens of the state, in that vicious dogs have in recent years assaulted without provocation and seriously injured numerous individuals, particularly children, and have killed numerous dogs. Many of these attacks have occurred in public places.(b) The number and severity of these attacks are also attributable to the failure of owners to register, confine, and properly control vicious dogs.(c) It is further declared that the necessity for the regulation and control of vicious dogs is a statewide problem, requiring statewide regulation, and that existing laws are inadequate to deal with the threat to public health and safety posed by vicious dogs.(d) It is further declared that the owning, keeping or harboring of vicious dogs is a nuisance.(e) It is further declared that because of the danger posed to the public, health, safety and welfare by vicious dogs, this chapter constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-4 - Control of vicious dogs.

§ 4-13.1-4. Control of vicious dogs.(a) All dogs that have been declared vicious shall be confined in an enclosure. It is unlawful for any owner or keeper to maintain a dog that has been declared vicious upon any premises which does not have a locked enclosure.(b) It is unlawful for any owner or keeper to allow any vicious dog to be outside of the dwelling of the owner or keeper or outside of the enclosure unless it is necessary for the owner or keeper to obtain veterinary care for the vicious dog or to comply with commands or directions of the dog officer with respect to the vicious dog, or to comply with the provisions of § 4-13.1-3(a)(1) or (a)(2). In this event, the vicious dog shall be securely muzzled and restrained with a leash or chain having a minimum tensile strength of three hundred (300) pounds and not exceeding three feet (3′) in length, and shall be under the direct control and supervision of the owner or keeper of the vicious dog.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 365, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 374, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-5 - Harboring dogs for dog fighting - Training dogs to attack humans - Selling, breeding, or buying dogs.

§ 4-13.1-5. Harboring dogs for dog fighting — Training dogs to attack humans — Selling, breeding, or buying dogs.(a) No person shall own or harbor any dog for the purpose of dog fighting; or train, torment, badger, bait, or use any dog for the purpose of causing or encouraging the dog to unprovoked attacks upon human beings or domestic animals.(b) No person shall possess with intent to sell, or offer for sale, breed, or buy, or attempt to buy, within the state any vicious dog.(c) Any dog described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section lawfully seized by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, agent or officer of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shall be placed in the care of the RISPCA pursuant to the provisions of § 4-1-22 — § 4-1-31.(d) The RISPCA shall utilize a timely process to determine the disposition of the dog and provide for prompt transfer to an appropriate rescue organization or adoptive home with humane euthanization occurring only if the dog's medical and/or behavioral condition warrants such action or it is determined, after reasonable time and effort have been expended, that no appropriate placement for the dog exists.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-6 - Repealed.

§ 4-13.1-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-13.1-6; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 2, effective June 24, 1986. For present provisions of law, see § 4-13.1-3.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-7 - Action for damages - Destruction of offending vicious dog.

§ 4-13.1-7. Action for damages — Destruction of offending vicious dog.If any dog declared vicious under § 4-13.1-11, when unprovoked, kills or wounds, or assists in killing or wounding, any domestic animal, belonging to or in the possession of any person, or, when unprovoked, attacks, assaults, bites, or otherwise injures any human being or assists in attacking, assaulting, biting or otherwise injuring any human being while out of or within the enclosure of the owner or keeper of the vicious dog, or while otherwise on or off the property of the owner or keeper whether or not the vicious dog was on a leash and securely muzzled or whether the vicious dog escaped without fault of the owner or keeper, the owner or keeper of the dog may be liable to the person aggrieved for all damage sustained, to be recovered in a civil action, with costs of suit. It is rebuttably presumed as a matter of law that the owning, keeping, or harboring of a dog that has been declared vicious in violation of this chapter is a nuisance. It shall not be necessary, in order to sustain any action, to prove that the owner or keeper of a dog that has been declared vicious knew that the dog that has been declared vicious possessed the propensity to cause this damage or that the dog had a vicious nature.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 365, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 374, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-8 - Exemptions.

§ 4-13.1-8. Exemptions.(a) Sections 4-13.1-3 — 4-13.1-7 shall not apply to kennels licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or chapter 19 of this title.(b) This chapter shall not apply to K-9 or other dogs owned by any police department or any law enforcement officer which are used in the performance of police work.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 274, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-10 - Legal registration drives.

§ 4-13.1-10. Legal registration drives.It shall be the duty of each city or town to conduct a licensing drive annually after September 1, 1985 in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-12 - Uniform summons - Mail-in fines - Prosecution.

§ 4-13.1-12. Uniform summons — Mail-in fines — Prosecution.The attorney general shall establish a uniform summons or citation to be used by state and municipal law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of this chapter. Fines of one hundred dollars ($100) or less may be paid by mail. All other fines or penalties shall require a court appearance. Any offense under this chapter may be prosecuted by complaint.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 274, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-13 - Liability of parents for damages caused by dog owned by minor.

§ 4-13.1-13. Liability of parents for damages caused by dog owned by minor.In the event that the owner or keeper of the vicious dog is a minor, the parent or guardian of that minor is liable for all injuries and property damage sustained by any person or domestic animal caused by an unprovoked attack by that vicious dog.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 3.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-14 - Severability.

§ 4-13.1-14. Severability.If any provision of this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and the application of those provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 400, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-15 - Use of the terms owner or guardian.

§ 4-13.1-15. Use of the terms owner or guardian.Wherever the word "owner" shall appear in this chapter it shall also mean and may be interchanged with the word "guardian" as defined in § 4-13.1-2.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 72, § 6.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs|Section 4-13.1-16 - Prohibition of breed specific regulation.

§ 4-13.1-16. Prohibition of breed specific regulation.No city or town may enact any rule, regulation or ordinance specific to any breed of dog or cat in the exercise of its power to further control and regulate dogs, cats or other animals as authorized by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 450, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals|Section 4-14-1 - Animals at large - Civil liability - Penalty.

§ 4-14-1. Animals at large — Civil liability — Penalty.No horse, bull, boar, ram, or goat shall be permitted to run at large and if the owner or keeper of these, for any reason suffers any animals to do so he or she shall upon conviction be fined not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) and be liable in addition for all damages done by the animal while so at large, although the animal escapes without the fault of the owner or keeper. The construction of any lawful fence shall not relieve the owner or keeper from liability for any damage committed by an animal of the enumerated class upon the enclosed premises of an adjoining owner.History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 641, § 13; P.L. 1954, ch. 3317, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals|Section 4-14-2 - Animals breaking into enclosure - Action for damages - Impoundment.

§ 4-14-2. Animals breaking into enclosure — Action for damages — Impoundment.If any neat-cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs breaks through a lawful fence into the enclosure of any person, the person aggrieved may recover his or her damages either by action against the owner of the trespassing beasts or by impounding the beasts.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 129, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 155, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 185, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 642, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-2.
RI Gen L § 4-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals|Section 4-14-3 - Appraisal of damages for recovery by impoundment.

§ 4-14-3. Appraisal of damages for recovery by impoundment.The party aggrieved, in order to be entitled to recover damages by impounding, shall, within two (2) days after the beasts break into his or her enclosure, get two (2) qualified electors of the city or town where the trespass is committed, to appraise the damage and give a statement, in writing, under their hands, and lodge the statement with the poundkeeper.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 129, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 155, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 185, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 642, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-3.
RI Gen L § 4-14-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals|Section 4-14-4 - Notice to owner of impoundment.

§ 4-14-4. Notice to owner of impoundment.Whenever beasts are impounded, the poundkeeper shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, give notice, in writing, to the owner, if the owner is known to him or her and resides within six (6) miles from the pound. The notice shall be delivered to the owner or left at his or her place of abode, and shall contain a description of the beasts and a statement of the time and cause of impounding and in case the owner is not known, or resides more than six (6) miles from the pound, the person impounding shall post the notice in three (3) public places in the town in which the beasts are impounded.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 129, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 155, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 185, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 642, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-4.