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RI Gen L § 4-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-8 - Movement permit required - When - Form - Issuance - Fee - Verbal authorization.

§ 4-12-8. Movement permit required — When — Form — Issuance — Fee — Verbal authorization.(a) It is unlawful to move, carry, transport, or ship bees, bees on comb, combs or used beekeeping equipment into the state unless accompanied by a valid permit issued by the director of environmental management. Applications for a permit to transport bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state shall be submitted on a form approved by the director. This application form shall be accompanied by a certificate of health issued by the authorized official of the state from which the bees are to be moved, certifying that the bees and used beekeeping equipment have been inspected by an authorized official during a period of active brood rearing, within fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed date of movement, and that these bees and used beekeeping equipment were found apparently free from any diseases or pests. Each application shall disclose the number of colonies of bees to be transported and a description of the location or locations where the bees are to be kept. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to move bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state, accompanied by a proper certificate of health and application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per application, the director shall issue the desired permit. This shall not apply to honey bees from quarantined areas outside the state. These quarantines shall include all federal, state or Rhode Island exterior quarantines. Importation of honey bees from quarantined areas shall be in accordance with regulations made pursuant to this law.(b) Regardless of the provisions in subsection (a) of this section, the director has the authority to issue a permit without inspection to the person or persons owning these bees and equipment providing these bees and beekeeping equipment were certified and moved from the state within fifteen (15) days prior to the desired date of reentry and if the director is satisfied these bees and equipment have not been exposed to diseased bees, pests, or equipment. This section shall not apply to bees or beekeeping equipment returning from quarantined areas.(c) A verbal authorization may be allowed by the director if the written permit outlined above has been submitted and received in a timely manner but has not been returned by the time the bees are to be moved.(d) Combless packages of bees or queens, or both, may be admitted into Rhode Island without a Rhode Island permit, when accompanied by a valid certificate of inspection from the state of origin stating that they are free of diseases and pests. This shall not apply to honey bees from quarantined areas outside the state. These quarantines shall include all federal, state or Rhode Island exterior quarantines. Importation of honey bees from quarantined areas shall be in accordance with regulations made pursuant to this law.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-9 - Quarantine areas outside state - Seizure - Inspection - Eradication.

§ 4-12-9. Quarantine areas outside state — Seizure — Inspection — Eradication.Whenever the director finds that there exists in any other state, territory, or district or part of any state, territory, or district, any harmful pests or diseases of honey bees, the director shall promulgate, and enforce by appropriate regulations, a quarantine prohibiting the importation of or the transportation into or through Rhode Island or any portion of Rhode Island, from any other state, territory or district, any honey bees, used beekeeping equipment, or any other article or product capable of carrying these pests or diseases. The director shall make rules for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, eradication, destruction, or other disposition of any honey bees, used beekeeping equipment or any other regulated article or product capable of carrying these pests or diseases in violation of this quarantine.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-11 - Revocation of movement permit.

§ 4-12-11. Revocation of movement permit.Any permit for the movement of bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state, or any health certificate, issued by the director or authorized personnel, may be revoked for cause by the director or authorized personnel. Notice of this revocation shall be in writing and shall be mailed, by certified mail, to the last known address of the holder of the permit or certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-12 - Registration of apiaries.

§ 4-12-12. Registration of apiaries.(a) All apiaries in the state must be registered, annually, with the director of environmental management not later than March first. All persons owning honey bees within the state shall annually notify the director of the keeping of bees, their location and number of colonies.(b) Any person(s) within the state who sells, gives, barters, or otherwise transfers ownership of bees and/or honey bee colonies, and/or nuclei colonies shall notify the director, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the name and address of the new owner.(c) Between 14 and 30 days prior to March first annually the director shall cause notice of the registration requirement to be published at least twice in the state newspaper and in other newspapers and journals of general circulation adequate to provide reasonable notice throughout the state.(d) The director shall mail to all registered beekeepers the necessary registration material annually, at least thirty (30) days prior to March first.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-13 - Identification of apiaries - Abandoned apiaries - Written notice - Steps to protect neighboring apiaries.

§ 4-12-13. Identification of apiaries — Abandoned apiaries — Written notice — Steps to protect neighboring apiaries.(a) Each colony within an apiary shall be identified with the owner's name and address. This identification may be affixed to external parts of the colony or placed between the inner and outer covers of each colony.(b) When a colony or apiary is deemed to be abandoned written notice shall be given, by certified mail, to the owner or operator, if he or she can be located, that the colony or apiary is an abandoned colony or apiary. The abandoned colony or apiary shall be conspicuously marked as abandoned. If the owner cannot be located, this notice shall be served on the owner of the land on which the colony or apiary is located. If this colony or apiary continues to be abandoned for sixty (60) days, the director shall take whatever steps are necessary to protect the welfare of neighboring apiaries, including the removal or destruction of apiaries deemed as abandoned.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-14 - Reports and records of inspector.

§ 4-12-14. Reports and records of inspector.The inspector of apiaries shall make annual written reports to the director of the department of environmental management, giving the number of colonies inspected, the number of diseased colonies found, the number of colonies treated, and the number of colonies destroyed. A record shall also be kept of the locations where disease and/or pest infestations exists. This record however shall not be made public, but may be reviewed with the consent of the director of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-15 - Powers and duties of director - Rulemaking.

§ 4-12-15. Powers and duties of director — Rulemaking.The director shall, from time to time, make regulations carrying out the provisions and requirements of §§ 4-12-1 — 4-12-17, including regulations under which inspectors and other employees shall:(1) Inspect apiaries and equipment associated with beekeeping;(2) Investigate, control, eradicate, and prevent the dissemination of honey bee diseases and pests; and(3) Supervise or cause the treatment, control or destruction of honey bees infected with diseases or pests.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-16 - Beekeeping advisory board.

§ 4-12-16. Beekeeping advisory board.(a) A beekeeping advisory board shall be established.(b) The board shall consist of six (6) members appointed for terms as indicated:(1) The president of the Rhode Island beekeeping association (1 year).(2) Two (2) members from the Rhode Island beekeeping association appointed by that organization's president (3 years).(3) One member of the Rhode Island fruit growers association appointed by that organization's president (3 years).(4) One member from the Rhode Island agriculture council appointed by that organization's president (1 year).(5) One at large member who is knowledgeable in beekeeping appointed by the director of the department of environmental management (1 year).(c) The president of the Rhode Island agricultural council shall serve as ex-officio member.(d) The initial terms of those members appointed for three (3) years shall be staggered so as to ensure that no more than one third (⅓) of these members will be appointed during a given year. Members shall serve without compensation.(e) The advisory board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the director of environmental management in all aspects of beekeeping as it relates to the control and elimination of honey bee diseases and pests, inspection of apiaries and establishment of internal and external quarantines as outlined in this chapter.(f) The board will advise the director on policies, procedures, and regulations designed to strengthen the beekeeping industry within the state so as to make the state self sufficient in the area of pollination required to support the state's agricultural industry.(g) The advisory board shall meet with the director of the department of environmental management quarterly and at any other times as requested by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-12-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-12 - Apiculture|Section 4-12-17 - Penalties.

§ 4-12-17. Penalties.Any person who violates any provision or requirement of §§ 4-12-1 — 4-12-16 or who forges, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, or wrongfully uses or possesses any certificate provided for in §§ 4-12-5 — 4-12-14 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 495, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-13-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-1.1 - Towns of Portsmouth, West Warwick, and Middletown and city of Woonsocket - Vicious dog ordinance.

§ 4-13-1.1. Towns of Portsmouth, West Warwick, and Middletown and city of Woonsocket — Vicious dog ordinance.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or the general laws to the contrary, the town councils of the towns of Portsmouth, West Warwick and Middletown may, by ordinance, provide that the owner or keeper of any dog that assaults any person shall be fined an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) to be used as that city or town council may prescribe. However, this fine shall not be imposed unless the officer responsible for enforcement of that ordinance has conducted an investigation of the assault and has certified that the dog was off the property of its owner or keeper and at large at the time the assault occurred or that the assault resulted from the negligence of the owner or keeper.(b) In the city of Woonsocket an owner shall not be declared negligent if an injury or damage is sustained by a person who, at the time that injury or damage was sustained, was committing a trespass or other tort upon premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the dog, or was teasing, tormenting, provoking, abusing or assaulting the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 480, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 401, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 372, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-1.2 - Definitions.

§ 4-13-1.2. Definitions.(1) "Adequate shelter" means the provision of and access to shelter that is suitable for the species, age, condition, size, and type of each dog; provides sufficient space for the dog to maintain comfortable rest, normal posture, and range of movement; and is safe to protect each dog from injury, rain, sleet, snow, hail, direct sunlight, the adverse effects of heat or cold, physical suffering, and impairment of health. Shelters with wire grid or slat floors that permit the dog's feet to pass through the openings, sag under the dog's weight, or otherwise do not protect the dog's feet from injury, are not considered adequate shelter.(2) "Board" means the rabies control board.(3) "Department" means the department of environmental management or its successor.(4) "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management (or its successor), or his or her designee.(5) "Division" means the division of agriculture.(6) "Guardian" means a person(s) having the same rights and responsibilities as an owner or keeper, and the terms may be used interchangeably. A guardian shall also mean a person who possesses, has title to or an interest in, harbors or has control, custody, or possession of an animal and who is responsible for an animal's safety and well-being.(7) "Livestock" means domesticated animals that are commonly held in moderate contact with humans which include, but are not limited to, cattle, bison, equines, sheep, goats, llamas, and swine.(8) "Owner or keeper" means any person or agency keeping, harboring, or having charge or control of or responsibility for control of an animal or any person or agency that permits any dog, cat, ferret, or domestic animal to habitually be fed within that person's yard or premises. This term shall not apply to veterinary facilities, any licensed boarding kennel, municipal pound, pet shop, or animal shelter.(9) "Person" means an individual, firm, joint stock company, partnership, association, private or municipal corporation, trust, estate, state, commission, political subdivision, any interstate body, the federal government or any agency or subdivision of the federal government, other government entity, or other legal entity.(10) "Pets" means domesticated animals kept in close contact with humans, which include, but may not be limited to, dogs, cats, ferrets, equines, llamas, goats, sheep, and swine.(11) "Quarantine" means the removal, isolation, the close confinement, or related measures of an animal under conditions and for time periods that are set by regulation of the board.(12) "Tether" means the practice of fastening a dog to a stationary object or stake by a chain, rope, or other tethering device as a means of keeping the dog under control. A dog being walked on a leash is not tethered.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 353, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 388, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 441, § 10; P.L. 2001, ch. 72, § 4; P.L. 2012, ch. 301, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-2 - Tax imposed by cities and towns - Enactment of local laws to prevent damage to livestock.

§ 4-13-2. Tax imposed by cities and towns — Enactment of local laws to prevent damage to livestock.The city or town council of any city or town may impose a yearly tax upon every person in their city or town for every dog owned or kept by him or her as the council shall judge proper; and also make any laws to prevent damage to sheep and cattle as they may deem necessary.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-2.
RI Gen L § 4-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-3 - Prior ordinances preserved.

§ 4-13-3. Prior ordinances preserved.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to repeal any ordinance concerning dogs, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, which has been passed by any town or city council.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-3.
RI Gen L § 4-13-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-4.1 - Notice to new owner of inoculation and licensing requirements.

§ 4-13-4.1. Notice to new owner of inoculation and licensing requirements.(a) It is unlawful for any dog pound, animal shelter, kennel, pet store, or any other facility licensed pursuant to chapter 19 of this title to sell, give away, or adopt out any dog without providing the new owner with a form indicating that inoculation against rabies and permanent licensing are required within thirty (30) days.(b) The facility shall also require the new owner to sign a register indicating that the new owner has received a form and register shall also contain the name and address of the new owner and shall be permanently maintained by the facility.(c) The person obtaining a dog in this manner is required to have this dog inoculated against rabies and obtain a permanent license within thirty (30) days.(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to the penalty provisions of § 4-13-4.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 388, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-5 - License information and record.

§ 4-13-5. License information and record.Every owner or keeper of a dog applying for a license as provided for in § 4-13-4 shall furnish the city or town clerk with the following information: name and address of owner or keeper, and breed, sex, color, and name of dog to be licensed. The city or town clerk shall assign a registered number for each dog licensed and shall enter on the license the registered number, name, and address of the owner or keeper, and the breed, sex, color, and name of the dog licensed, and shall keep a record of all licenses issued.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 10; P.L. 1916, ch. 1384, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-5; P.L. 1970, ch. 196, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-6 - Repealed.

§ 4-13-6. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 135, § 10; P.L. 1916, ch. 1384, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-6; Repealed by P.L. 1970, ch. 196, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-7 - Notice as to time and place of issuing licenses.

§ 4-13-7. Notice as to time and place of issuing licenses.The city or town clerks of the several cities and towns shall annually, in the month of March, give notice by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or town, giving notice to the people of the time and place for issuing the licenses provided for in this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 19; G.L. 1932, ch. 136, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-7; P.L. 1970, ch. 196, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-8 - Disposition of license fees.

§ 4-13-8. Disposition of license fees.Towns and cities may adopt ordinances or regulations concerning the use of money received, but where no ordinances or regulations are adopted, town and city clerks shall issue licenses and receive the money and pay the money into the treasury of the city or town retaining fifty cents (50¢) for his or her own use for each license issued.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-8; P.L. 1962, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 196, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-9 - Pups exempt from license.

§ 4-13-9. Pups exempt from license.No license shall be required for any dog under the age of six (6) months.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 111, § 29; P.L. 1897, ch. 462, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 30; G.L. 1976, § 4-13-9.
RI Gen L § 4-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-13 - Dogs|Section 4-13-10 - Thoroughbred dogs exempt - Kennel licenses.

§ 4-13-10. Thoroughbred dogs exempt — Kennel licenses.No license fee is imposed on any thoroughbred dogs kept for breeding and stud purposes only; provided, that the dog is owned by a breeder or annual exhibitor of thoroughbred dogs; and provided, further, that the dogs are kept in a breeding kennel licensed in accordance with the provisions of this section, and only allowed at large in charge of the owner or keeper of that kennel. Every owner or keeper of thoroughbred dogs may make application to the city or town clerk or board of police commissioners or chief of police granting the dog licenses in the town or city in which that kennel is proposed to be located for what shall be known as a kennel license. The application states the name or names of the owner and keeper of the kennel, the proposed location of the kennel, and the number of dogs to be kept; and that the dogs are to be kept only for breeding and stud purposes. If that town or city clerk or board of police commissioners or chief of police deems that the kennel and the use and operation of that kennel at that location would not constitute a public nuisance, he, she, or they shall issue a kennel license authorizing the owner or keeper to keep the kennel in the definite location to be specified in the license, upon the payment by the applicant of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the license. Every kennel license is for a period not exceeding one year and expires on the first day of April. All moneys received shall be credited to the dog fund of the town or city. Any person without a kennel license who establishes or keeps a kennel shall be fined not exceeding five dollars ($5.00) for each day the kennel is kept.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 111, § 28; P.L. 1897, ch. 462, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 28; P.L. 1915, ch. 1240, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 28; P.L. 1925, ch. 645, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-10; P.L. 1970, ch. 196, § 1.