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RI Gen L § 4-1-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-32 - Repealed.

§ 4-1-32. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 306, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1984, ch. 351, § 1, effective May 11, 1984. For present provisions of law, see § 4-1-2.
RI Gen L § 4-1-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-33 - Persons using animals for research - Registration.

§ 4-1-33. Persons using animals for research — Registration.(a) Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation actively engaged in animal research, who actually utilizes live animals for research purposes, shall register with the department of health by filing with the department of health on forms provided by it, the full name, address and type of research performed by the particular person, firm, partnership, or corporation involved in animal research. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(b) Upon passage of this section the department of health shall publish a notice containing the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 479, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-34 - Destruction of racing greyhounds.

§ 4-1-34. Destruction of racing greyhounds.No person shall put to death, within the state, a racing greyhound or a retired racing greyhound except in a humane manner. For the purposes of this section, the phrase in a humane manner means by means of euthanasia by lethal injection, or by any other standard of humane killing that may be established by the American veterinary medicine association.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 465, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-34.1 - Restriction on sale of greyhounds.

§ 4-1-34.1. Restriction on sale of greyhounds.No person, firm, or other business entity shall sell or otherwise transfer any greyhound or retired racing greyhound to any person, firm, or other business entity for the purpose of medical research.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 465, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-34.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-34.2 - Autopsies and medical treatment permitted.

§ 4-1-34.2. Autopsies and medical treatment permitted.Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits the owner of a greyhound from having an autopsy performed on that greyhound, nor prohibits any medical treatment necessary to maintain the health and well being of a greyhound.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 465, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-34.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-34.3 - Violations - Penalties.

§ 4-1-34.3. Violations — Penalties.Any person found guilty of violating § 4-1-34 or 4-1-34.1 shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 465, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-35 - Community restitution.

§ 4-1-35. Community restitution.The general assembly hereby declares that the words "community service" which appear throughout this chapter shall now be substituted with and referred to as "community restitution".History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 454, § 7.
RI Gen L § 4-1-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-36 - Psychiatric counseling.

§ 4-1-36. Psychiatric counseling.Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter may, in addition to any penalties imposed, be evaluated to determine the need for psychiatric or psychological counseling, and, if determined appropriate by the court, to receive psychiatric or psychological counseling at his or her own expense.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 321, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-37 - Immunity from suit.

§ 4-1-37. Immunity from suit.Any person entrusted with the care and custody of an animal, including, but not limited to, any Rhode Island licensed veterinarian, veterinarian technician, animal shelter, or animal kennel, shall be held harmless from either criminal or civil liability arising out of any reports, either oral or written, made to local or state police, animal control officials, or officers of private organizations devoted to humane treatment of animals, concerning any animal that the veterinarian knows, or reasonably believed, to be abandoned, neglected, or abused, and shall be immune from suit by reason of making the report. Provided, however, that a veterinarian who participates or reports in bad faith or with malice shall not be protected under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 322, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-38 - Use of the terms owner or guardian.

§ 4-1-38. 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 § 4-1-1.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 72, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-1-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-39 - Transport and shelter of horses.

§ 4-1-39. Transport and shelter of horses.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not transport or shelter, or cause or allow to be transported or sheltered any equine animal in or upon any trailer, conveyance or other vehicle whatsoever with two (2) or more levels stacked on top of one another.(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) per animal for a first offense, and subject to a fine of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) per animal for all second and subsequent offenses.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-40 - Possession of animals.

§ 4-1-40. Possession of animals.(a) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person convicted of, or who entered a plea of nolo contendere to, any misdemeanor violation under the provisions of this chapter shall not possess or reside with any animal for a period of up to five (5) years following entry of the conviction or upon acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere by the court. Any offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment for a term not more than one year, or both, and forfeiture of the animal(s).(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person convicted of, or who entered a plea of nolo contendere to, any felony violation under the provisions of this chapter shall not possess or reside with any animal for a period of up to fifteen (15) years following entry of the conviction or upon acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere by the court. Any offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment for a term not more than one year, or both, and forfeiture of the animal(s).History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-41 - Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy prohibited.

§ 4-1-41. Devocalization or declawing as requirement for property occupancy prohibited.(a) No person or corporation that occupies, owns, manages, or provides services in connection with any real property, including the individual's or corporation's agents or successors-in-interest, may do any of the following if the person or corporation allows an animal on the subject premises:(1) Advertise, through any means, the availability of real property for occupancy in a manner designed to discourage application for occupancy of that real property because the applicant's animal has not been declawed or devocalized;(2) Refuse to allow the occupancy of any real property, refuse to negotiate the occupancy of any real estate property, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny to any other person the occupancy of any real property because of that person's refusal to declaw or devocalize any animal; or(3) Require any tenant or occupant of real property to declaw or devocalize any animal allowed on the premises.(b) Any person found in violation of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person fined under this section may be barred from owning or possessing any animals, or living on the same property with someone who owns or possesses animals, for a period of time deemed appropriate by the court, and be required to take humane education, pet ownership and dog training classes as ordered by the court.(c) Nothing contained within this section shall be construed as forbidding a person or corporation that occupies, owns, manages, or provides services in connection with any real property, including the individual's or corporation's agents or successors-in-interest, from prohibiting any animal on the premises.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 431, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-42 - Care of neglected animals by department - Forfeiture of owner's rights - Expenses.

§ 4-1-42. Care of neglected animals by department — Forfeiture of owner's rights — Expenses.(a) The director of environmental management, or any veterinarian employed by the department of environmental management ("department"), may lawfully take charge of any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated as defined in § 4-1-1, or that, in the opinion of the department, is aged, maimed, disabled, lame, sick, diseased, injured, unfit for the labor it is performing, or cruelly treated, and shall give notice to the owner, if known, or his or her agents, and may provide suitable care.(b) Every owner, guardian, or agent, upon conviction, entry of a guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere, of abandonment, neglect, hazardous accumulation as defined in § 4-1-1, or otherwise cruel treatment of any animal taken charge of by the department under this section, forfeits the right to ownership or control of that animal to the department for disposition in any manner deemed suitable for that animal.(c) Whenever the department lawfully takes charge of any animal under this section, all reasonable expenses for the care and treatment of the animal(s), while in the custody of the department during this time, shall be paid for by the owner, guardian, or his or her agent, upon conviction, a plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere. The department has the authority to commence a civil action for damages against the owner or his or her agent thirty (30) days after written demand for payment of the expense of the suitable care of that animal has been sent and no payment received.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 261, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 321, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1 - Cruelty to Animals|Section 4-1-43 - Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants prohibited.

§ 4-1-43. Use of bullhooks or similar devices on elephants prohibited.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who houses, possesses, or is in direct contact with an elephant utilized in a traveling show shall not:(1) Use a bullhook, ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, or similar device designed to inflict pain for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of an elephant; or(2) Permit an employee, agent, or contractor to use a bullhook, ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, or similar device designed to inflict pain for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of an elephant.(b) For purposes of this section "traveling show" means a circus, public show, trade show, photographic opportunity, carnival, city or county fair, ride, parade, race, performance or similar undertaking that involves transporting elephants from location to location or otherwise moves elephants away from a place of permanent residency for performance purposes. The term "traveling show" does not include the transportation of an elephant between nonprofit United States Department of Agriculture licensed sanctuaries for the purpose of providing lifetime care.(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 506, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-1 - Definitions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-1. Definitions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Calf raised for veal" means a calf of the bovine species kept for the purpose of producing the food product referred to as veal.(2) "Crate" means a "gestation crate" for sows or a "veal crate" for calves.(3) "Farm" means the land, building, support facilities, and other equipment that are wholly or partially used for the commercial production of animals or animal products used for food or fiber; and does not include live animal markets.(4) "Farm owner or operator" means any person who owns or controls the operation of a farm, and does not include any non-management employee, contractor, or consultant.(5) "Fully extending the animal's limbs" means fully extending all limbs without touching the side of an enclosure.(6) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, or syndicate.(7) "Sow during gestation" means a pregnant pig of the porcine species kept for the purpose of breeding.(8) "Turning around freely" means turning in a complete circle without any impediment including a tether, and without touching the side of a crate.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-1.1 - Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-1. Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2026.]   For the purposes of this chapter:  (1) "Calf raised for veal" means a calf of the bovine species kept for the purpose of producing the food product referred to as veal.  (2) "Covered animal" means any sow during gestation, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen that is kept on a farm.  (3) "Egg-laying hen" means any female domesticated chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or guinea fowl kept for the purpose of egg production.  (4) "Enclosure" means any cage, crate, or other structure used to confine a covered animal or animals. Enclosure includes what is commonly described as a "gestation crate" or "stall" for sows during gestation, a "veal crate" for calves raised for veal, and a "battery cage, enriched cage, or colony cage" for egg-laying hens.  (5) "Farm" means the land, building, support facilities, and other equipment that are wholly or partially used for the commercial production of animals or animal products used for food or fiber; and does not include live animal markets.  (6) "Farm owner or operator" means any person who owns or controls the operation of a farm, and does not include any non-management employee, contractor, or consultant.  (7) "Fully extending the animal's limbs" means fully extending all limbs without touching the side of an enclosure. In the case of egg-laying hens, "fully extending the animal's limbs" means fully spreading both wings without touching the side of an enclosure or other egg-laying hens and having access to the amount of usable floor space per hen that complies with the 2016 Edition of the United Egg Producers Animal Husbandry Guidelines for U.S. Egg Laying Flocks "Guidelines for Cage-Free Egg Production."  (8) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, limited-liability company, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, or syndicate.  (9) "Sow during gestation" means a pregnant pig of the porcine species kept for the purpose of breeding.  (10) "Turning around freely" means turning in a complete circle without any impediment, including a tether, and without touching the side of a crate.    History of Section. (P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 348, § 1.)
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-2 - Purpose. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-2. Purpose. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]The purpose of this chapter, subject to exceptions set forth in § 4-1.1-4, is to prohibit the confinement of calves raised for veal and sows during gestation.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-2.1 - Purpose. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-2. Purpose. [Effective July 1, 2026.]   The purpose of this chapter, subject to exceptions set forth in § 4-1.1-4, is to prohibit the confinement of a covered animal in a manner that prevents the animal from turning around freely, lying down, standing up, or fully extending the animal's limbs.    History of Section. (P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 348, § 1.)
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-3 - Unlawful confinement. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-3. Unlawful confinement. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is guilty of unlawful confinement of a sow or calf if the person is a farm owner or operator who knowingly tethers or confines any sow or calf in a manner that prevents such animal from turning around freely, lying down, standing up, or fully extending the animal's limbs.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1.
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-3.1 - Unlawful confinement. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-3. Unlawful confinement. [Effective July 1, 2026.]   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is guilty of unlawful confinement of a covered animal if the person is a farm owner or operator who knowingly tethers or confines any covered animal in a manner that prevents the animal from turning around freely, lying down, standing up, or fully extending the animal's limbs.    History of Section. (P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 348, § 1.)
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-4 - Exceptions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-4. Exceptions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]This chapter shall not apply:(1) During medical research;(2) Temporary confinement prior to and during examination, testing, individual treatment or operation for veterinary purposes;(3) During transportation;(4) During rodeo exhibitions, state or county fair exhibitions, 4-H programs, and similar exhibitions or educational programs;(5) During temporary confinement for animal husbandry purposes for no more than six (6) hours in any twenty-four-hour (24) period unless ordered by a licensed veterinarian;(6) During the humane slaughter of a sow or pig in accordance with the provisions of chapter 4-17, and other applicable laws and regulations;(7) To a sow during the fourteen-day (14) period prior to the sows expected date of giving birth and extending for a duration of time until the piglets are weaned. This period may be modified upon the order of a licensed veterinarian;(8) To calves being trained to exhibit; and(9) To calves being trained to accept routine confinement in dairy and beef housing.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 2, § 2.
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-4.1 - Exceptions. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-4. Exceptions. [Effective July 1, 2026.]   This chapter shall not apply:  (1) During medical research;  (2) Temporary confinement prior to and during examination, testing, individual treatment or operation for veterinary purposes;  (3) During transportation;  (4) During rodeo exhibitions, state or county fair exhibitions, 4-H programs, and similar exhibitions or educational programs;  (5) During temporary confinement for animal husbandry purposes for no more than six (6) hours in any twenty-four-hour (24) period, unless ordered by a licensed veterinarian;  (6) During the humane slaughter of a covered animal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17 of this title, and other applicable laws and regulations;  (7) To a sow during the five-day (5) period prior to the sow's expected date of giving birth and any day that the sow is nursing piglets;  (8) To calves being trained to exhibit; and  (9) To calves being trained to accept routine confinement in dairy and beef housing.    History of Section. (P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 2, § 2.)
RI Gen L § 4-1.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry|Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal|Section 4-1.1-5 - Penalty. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

§ 4-1.1-5. Penalty. [Effective until July 1, 2026.](a) The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other laws protecting animal welfare. This chapter may not be construed to limit any other state laws or rules protecting the welfare of animals or to prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare laws and regulations.(b) It is not an affirmative defense to alleged violations of this chapter that the calf or sow was kept as part of an agricultural operation and in accordance with customary animal husbandry or farming practices.(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1.