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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-12. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-12. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 16; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-12; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, effective June 16, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 16, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-13. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-13. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-13; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, effective June 16, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 16, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-14. - Quarantine of imported cattle — Intradermic test.

§ 4-5-14. Quarantine of imported cattle — Intradermic test.
If after the importation of cattle by any person, firm, corporation, or association, the director of environmental management is of the opinion that any of the cattle imported are at risk to be infected with tuberculosis, or if he or she has reason to question the accuracy or reliability of the test charts under which the cattle were imported into this state, or if for any other reason he or she believes any of the cattle so imported may be affected with tuberculosis, the director, if in his or her judgment that action appears advisable, shall place the cattle in quarantine at their destination or at some other suitable place to be designated by the director, and the cattle shall be held in quarantine for a period of not more than ninety (90) days or until released by order of the director within that period. While those cattle are held in quarantine, the director shall cause them to be tested for tuberculosis with tuberculin by the intradermic test.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 18; P.L. 1923, ch. 432, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 4; P.L. 1928, ch. 1135, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-14; P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-15. - Slaughter of infected cattle — Release of cattle free from tuberculosis.

§ 4-5-15. Slaughter of infected cattle — Release of cattle free from tuberculosis.
If as the result of the test pursuant to § 4-5-14 it is found that any cattle are afflicted with tuberculosis, the diseased cattle shall be immediately slaughtered in the manner provided in § 4-5-3 and the state shall not be required to compensate the owner for their loss but the owner shall pay for testing the cattle with tuberculin. If any cattle are found free from tuberculosis as the result of the test pursuant to § 4-5-14, they shall be released for the use and benefit of the owner. If any cattle are slaughtered and upon post mortem examination it is found that the slaughtered animal was not afflicted with tuberculosis, then the animal shall be paid for by the state at its full appraised value in accordance with § 4-5-6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 18; P.L. 1923, ch. 432, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 4; P.L. 1928, ch. 1135, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-16. - Penalty for violation of import requirements.

§ 4-5-16. Penalty for violation of import requirements.
Any person taking cattle out of, or otherwise breaking, the quarantine provided for in § 4-5-14 or violating any other provision of §§ 4-5-12 — 4-5-15 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1900, ch. 756, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 19; P.L. 1928, ch. 1135, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-17. - Willful violations of import requirements.

§ 4-5-17. Willful violations of import requirements.
When any person is shown to have knowingly brought into this state an animal suffering, or suspected to be suffering, with tuberculosis, or to have concealed the existence of that disease in any animal owned by him or her, that person is not entitled to any compensation for the animal slaughtered under this chapter, and is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined for that offense not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-18. - Violations by public officers.

§ 4-5-18. Violations by public officers.
(a)
Any cattle commissioner, veterinarian or other officer, agent, or employee appointed by the director of environmental management, having immediate control of the carcass of an affected animal as described in § 4-5-3, who permits the disposal of that carcass or any part in any manner as will be detrimental to the public health, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years.
(b)
Any cattle commissioner, veterinarian or other officer, agent, or employee appointed who shall knowingly certify for payment the claim of any person not the owner of the affected animals at the time of the test described in § 4-5-1, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 30; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-19. - Penalty for violations generally.

§ 4-5-19. Penalty for violations generally.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 30; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-20. - Establishment of tuberculosis-free areas.

§ 4-5-20. Establishment of tuberculosis-free areas.
The director of environmental management may, in his or her discretion, establish circumscribed areas within which all bovine cattle are subjected to the tuberculin test, but in no case shall that area be smaller than a single city or town as provided. Before this area is established, the owners of eighty-five percent (85%) of the cattle, or seventy-five percent (75%) of the cattle owners in this area shall make application, in writing, on official form to the director, placing their herds under the inspection and supervision of the state or of the United States, for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis. Upon receipt of a sufficient number of those applications, the director shall first satisfy himself or herself that those applications have been signed by the requisite number of cattle owners within the designated area, and all those applications are open to inspection at all times. If satisfied that those applications have been signed by the requisite number of cattle owners, the director may establish this area or areas which he or she shall clearly bound and describe, and within which bovine tuberculosis is to be eradicated at the expense of the state or United States, and he or she shall cause all those cattle within that area or areas to be quarantined, tested, appraised, and condemned as provided in §§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-6.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 43; P.L. 1932, ch. 1926, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-21. - Advertisement of tuberculosis-free areas.

§ 4-5-21. Advertisement of tuberculosis-free areas.
Before proceeding to quarantine an area and to test the cattle in the area pursuant to § 4-5-20, the director of environmental management shall advertise the establishment of that area in some newspaper published in one of the towns included in that area, or if there is no newspaper published in any of those towns, then in a newspaper published in the county in which the area is situated. The advertisement shall state the date when the area is to be established and shall set forth in detail the proceedings to be followed in quarantining and testing the cattle within the area, and what will be required of the owners of those cattle. A notice similar in substance to the advertisement shall be posted on a public sign post in each city or town wholly or in part within the area. The advertisement shall be published and the notice posted not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days before the date when the area is to be established.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 43; P.L. 1932, ch. 1926, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-22. - Administration of tuberculosis-free areas.

§ 4-5-22. Administration of tuberculosis-free areas.
After any area has been established pursuant to §§ 4-5-20 and 4-5-21, no cattle shall be brought or transported into that area, except in accordance with the provisions of §§ 4-5-7 — 4-5-10, and except that cattle transported through the area on the highways by truck or railroad, and no cattle shall be taken from that area except with the consent of the director of environmental management during the process of accreditation. Within six (6) months after the date of the establishment of this area, the director shall to the extent that funds are available for that purpose cause all remaining untested bovine cattle in this area to be tested as provided in §§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-6 in accordance with the uniform rules and regulations promulgated by the United States livestock sanitary association and approved by the United States department of agriculture. After the area has been designated a modified accredited area, the cattle in this area shall be tested as provided in §§ 4-5-1 — 4-5-6 at such intervals as may be deemed advisable by the director of environmental management.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 43; P.L. 1932, ch. 1926, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-22.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-23. - Violations as to tuberculosis-free areas.

§ 4-5-23. Violations as to tuberculosis-free areas.
Any person or any officer or agent of any corporation who violates any provision of §§ 4-5-20 — 4-5-22 or who hinders or obstructs the director of environmental management or any other authorized person in the discharge of any duty imposed by the provisions of §§ 4-5-20 — 4-5-22, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days or shall suffer both the fine and imprisonment for each offense, and for each animal transported into any of these areas contrary to the provisions of §§ 4-5-20 — 4-5-22 a separate offense may be charged.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 44; P.L. 1932, ch. 1926, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-23.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-4. - Brucellosis test.

§ 4-6-4. Brucellosis test.
All cattle in the state shall be tested for brucellosis in a manner which conforms to the standards proposed and accepted by the United States livestock sanitary association and the United States department of agriculture. The director of environmental management shall establish the number of tests to be conducted.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 33; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-4; P.L. 1962, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-5. - Slaughter of all reactors in state.

§ 4-6-5. Slaughter of all reactors in state.
When the records kept by the department of environmental management indicate that eighty-five percent (85%) of the total cattle of the state, excepting steers and calves under six (6) months of age, are free from brucellosis, the state regulatory officials shall require that all brucellosis reactors be slaughtered except calfhood vaccinated animals under thirty (30) months of age.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 34; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-6. - Indemnities.

§ 4-6-6. Indemnities.
Indemnities shall be paid by the state for brucellosis reactors on the same basis and in the same manner as now provided for tuberculosis reactors.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 35; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-6; P.L. 1970, ch. 127, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-7. - Rules and regulations.

§ 4-6-7. Rules and regulations.
The director of environmental management, after a public hearing, may establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, including health requirements for importing cattle, which have the force and effect of its provisions. A complete record of all animals coming under the chapter shall be kept. The rules and regulations entitled “Health requirements for importing cattle into Rhode Island”, a copy of which dated March 6, 1970, signed by the director of health, has been filed in the office of the secretary of state, are approved as the regulations to be effective and in force in the first instance under the provisions of this chapter and shall in all respects be deemed as effective as if adopted in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. Those regulations shall remain in force under this chapter until and unless amended by the director in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 36; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-7; P.L. 1970, ch. 127, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-8. - Penalty for selling or transporting cattle in violation of chapter.

§ 4-6-8. Penalty for selling or transporting cattle in violation of chapter.
Any person, firm, or corporation who buys, sells and/or transports cattle in violation of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each animal bought, sold and/or transported.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 37; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6 - Brucellosis Control › Section 4-6-9. - Annual appropriations — Disbursements.

§ 4-6-9. Annual appropriations — Disbursements.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum, or so much as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 38; P.L. 1952, ch. 2938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-6-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-1. - Definitions.

§ 4-6.1-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Director” means the director of health of the state and also his or her agents and servants authorized by law or by lawful direction of the director to perform any act or to do any thing under the terms of any particular provision of this title or chapter 2 of title 21 with respect to powers, duties or obligations specifically imposed upon the director.
(2)
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, trust or trustee, partnership, or association.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-2. - Director to enforce permit requirements for producers.

§ 4-6.1-2. Director to enforce permit requirements for producers.
The director has power, authority, and responsibility, in addition to those possessed under the provisions of chapter 2 of title 21 to enforce all requirements of that chapter that producers have permits issued by the director of health.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-3. - Director to keep information concerning producers.

§ 4-6.1-3. Director to keep information concerning producers.
The director shall keep a file of the names and addresses and of any additional information as he or she may require, as to all of those holding producer’s permits.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-4. - Coloring of milk not meeting standards.

§ 4-6.1-4. Coloring of milk not meeting standards.
The director has authority in case of a discovery of violation of the provisions of chapters 4 — 7 of this title, specially to treat so as to prominently identify, by the use of vegetable coloring matter, any and all milk found by him or her produced under conditions constituting a violation or violations of the provisions of chapters 4 — 7 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-5. - Dairy farms to be open to inspection.

§ 4-6.1-5. Dairy farms to be open to inspection.
All dairy farms of any permittee are open to inspection by the director and his or her authorized agents at all reasonable times.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-6. - Director may take action concerning violations.

§ 4-6.1-6. Director may take action concerning violations.
Whenever the director is satisfied that the farm of a Rhode Island producer or of an out-of-state producer is in violation of the terms and conditions of or the standards required under this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21, he or she may order that producer to discontinue the sale of and/or to discontinue offering for sale any milk produced by that producer until he or she is satisfied that the producer is in compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3, P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-7. - Director empowered to require information.

§ 4-6.1-7. Director empowered to require information.
The director has power reasonably to require from any producer holding a permit any information concerning that producer and/or his or her herds and animals as he or she may require.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-8. - No person to sell milk in violation of this chapter or chapter 2 of title 21.

§ 4-6.1-8. No person to sell milk in violation of this chapter or chapter 2 of title 21.
No person shall produce for sale, sell or offer for sale, possess for sale, or distribute any milk produced in violation of this chapter or chapter 2 of title 21.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-9. - Director empowered to hire assistants.

§ 4-6.1-9. Director empowered to hire assistants.
The director shall employ any agents as required in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and may prescribe their duties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-10. - Penalties for violations.

§ 4-6.1-10. Penalties for violations.
Any person violating this chapter, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), and for any subsequent offense not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than three (3) months or be punished by both the fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Upon every conviction of an offender under this chapter, whether final or not, the director may take any action with respect to the milk or permit of the person committing the violation as he or she might by law take if that person had violated any of the provisions of chapter 2 of title 21.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-11. - Appropriations.

§ 4-6.1-11. Appropriations.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums that it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of these sums or so much as may from time to time be required upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-6.1 - Inspection and Control of Cattle Produced Milk › Section 4-6.1-12. - Director of health to enforce this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21 — Rules and regulations.

§ 4-6.1-12. Director of health to enforce this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21 — Rules and regulations.
The director of health shall enforce this chapter and chapter 2 of title 21 and shall make any reasonable rules and regulations that he or she may deem necessary which are not inconsistent with the provisions of those chapters for the purpose of effectuating those provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 3; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-1. - License required.

§ 4-7-1. License required.
No person, firm or corporation, wherever located, who, in the judgment of the director of environmental management, is primarily engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging livestock within the state shall engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging livestock within the state, except for slaughter within seventy-two (72) hours, without first obtaining a license from the director of environmental management.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 900, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-7-1; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-2. - Rules and regulations — Terms of licenses — License and renewal fees.

§ 4-7-2. Rules and regulations — Terms of licenses — License and renewal fees.
The director of environmental management may make rules and regulations governing animal care, the issuance of licenses and the carrying out of the licensed business and relative to the maintenance of premises, buildings and conveyances, the health rating of livestock intended for sale, and the method and time of inspection and checking of those animals. Each license shall expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of June of each year. The fee for every license or renewal is one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 900, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-7-2; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 4; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-3. - Revocation or suspension of license.

§ 4-7-3. Revocation or suspension of license.
The director may revoke or suspend any license granted by him or her, if in his or her judgment the licensee is not complying with the rules and regulations made, provided, however, that the director shall not revoke or suspend a license until he or she shall have given the licensee five days’ notice in writing of his or her intention to do so. After any suspension or revocation of a license, the licensee has the opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 900, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-7-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-4. - Dealing without license.

§ 4-7-4. Dealing without license.
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging livestock, except for slaughter within seventy-two (72) hours, without a license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 27; P.L. 1940, ch. 900, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-7-4; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-5. - Compliance with importation regulations.

§ 4-7-5. Compliance with importation regulations.
Every dealer of livestock is required to comply with existing rules and regulations governing the importation of livestock into the state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 39; P.L. 1953, ch. 3145, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-7-5; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-6. - Definitions.

§ 4-7-6. Definitions.
As used in §§ 4-7-6 — 4-7-23:
(1)
“Director” means the director of the department of environmental management.
(2)
“Farmers’ co-operative” means a nonprofit association of producers organized with or without capital stock for the purpose of producing and/or selling food commodities.
(3)
“License” means the certificate issued by the director to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling and/or transporting livestock to be sold or used for food.
(4)
“Livestock” means any bovine, equine, caprine, ovine, camelids, swine or other animal sold for any purpose.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-7. - Director to supervise movement of livestock.

§ 4-7-7. Director to supervise movement of livestock.
It is the duty of the director of the department of environmental management to supervise the movement of livestock from place to place within the state.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 2; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-8. - Application for license.

§ 4-7-8. Application for license.
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling and/or transporting livestock to be sold or used for any purpose, shall annually apply to the director for a license to buy, sell and/or transport livestock to be sold or used for any purpose. The application for that license shall be made upon a form prescribed by the director who may, if he or she is satisfied as to the responsibility and character of the application, issue a license to the applicant to buy, sell and/or transport livestock.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-13. - Revocation of license — Hearing.

§ 4-7-13. Revocation of license — Hearing.
Each license provided for in § 4-7-8 shall be issued annually and may be revoked by the director for cause. If in the judgment of the director any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under these sections has been violated, the director shall send notice by registered mail to the licensee who shall be given a hearing and if violation is proven his or her license shall be revoked.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-14. - [Repealed.]

§ 4-7-14. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 5; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2; repealed by P.L. 2023, ch. 197, § 9, effective June 21, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2023, ch. 198, § 9, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-15. - Display of license.

§ 4-7-15. Display of license.
Any person operating a vehicle used in the business of buying, selling, and/or transporting live livestock shall deposit or display in the vehicle in some easily accessible place a license to engage in that business as provided by § 4-7-8.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 6; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-16. - License fees.

§ 4-7-16. License fees.
The fee for the license issued to any one individual or corporation in accordance with this chapter is fifty dollars ($50.00).
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 7; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2; P.L. 2023, ch. 197, § 5, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 198, § 5, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-17. - Bill of sale required.

§ 4-7-17. Bill of sale required.
No person shall transport livestock in connection with the sale of the livestock from place to place upon any public highway or road in this state unless he or she has in his or her possession a bill of sale signed by the vendor or agent of the vendor and containing the vendor’s address, the date of transaction, number of livestock, and/or weight, breed and price of livestock and such other information as in the discretion of the director will describe the livestock and establish the proper ownership. The information shall be available at any time to the director or his or her authorized agent or agents.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 8; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-18. - Exceptions from provisions.

§ 4-7-18. Exceptions from provisions.
This chapter shall not apply to a merchant or a producer of livestock who does not go from place to place buying, selling, and/or transporting livestock nor shall it apply to a farmers’ cooperative transporting livestock in connection with the operation of a cooperative.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-19. - Administration — Rules and regulations.

§ 4-7-19. Administration — Rules and regulations.
The director has authority to administer the provisions of this chapter. He or she shall make and may modify rules and regulations necessary or incidental to the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 10; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-20. - Enforcement.

§ 4-7-20. Enforcement.
It is the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute any and all persons who, in his or her opinion, are guilty of violating any of the provisions of those sections, and the director or his or her duly appointed agent or agents are not required to enter into recognizance or become liable for costs.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 11; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-21. - Repealed.

§ 4-7-21. Repealed.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 12; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 3, effective July 7, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-22. - Treble damages in civil action by producer — Alternative remedy.

§ 4-7-22. Treble damages in civil action by producer — Alternative remedy.
Any person failing to pay for livestock purchased from the livestock producer, and who is or should be licensed under this chapter, is liable for damages three (3) times the amount unpaid plus reasonable attorney fees as liquidated damages in a civil suit brought by the livestock dealer under the applicable rules of law in the courts. This provision is an additional or alternative remedy to the livestock producer.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 13; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers › Section 4-7-23. - Penalty for violations.

§ 4-7-23. Penalty for violations.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) and for any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by revocation of license for not more than one year.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 14; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-1. - Definitions.

§ 4-8-1. Definitions.
The term “station” or “milk gathering station”, as used in this chapter, includes an established office where the business of buying milk or cream, as provided in this chapter, is carried on, with or without a place or premises in connection with the business for the physical handling of milk or cream.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-2. - License required — Application.

§ 4-8-2. License required — Application.
No person, firm, association, or corporation shall buy milk or cream in the state from producers for consumption or for manufacture in the state, unless that business is regularly transacted at an office or station in the state and unless that person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as provided in this chapter. Every person, firm, association, or corporation, before engaging or continuing in the business of buying milk or cream for the stated purposes, shall annually, on or before June 1st, file an application with the director of environmental management for a license to transact that business. The application shall state the nature of the business, the full name of the person or corporation applying for the license, and, if the applicant is a firm or association, the full name of each member of that firm, or association, the city or town and street number at which the business is to be conducted, and any other facts as the director prescribes. The applicant shall further satisfy the director of his, her, or its character, financial responsibility and good faith in seeking to carry on the business.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-2; P.L. 1962, ch. 81, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-3. - Issuance of license — Terms.

§ 4-8-3. Issuance of license — Terms.
The director of environmental management shall issue to an applicant, on payment of twenty dollars ($20.00), a license entitling the applicant to conduct the business of buying milk and cream from producers for the stated purpose at an office or station at the place named in the application until the first day of July; provided, that if the application is presented in the month of May, and if the applicant elects, the license may be granted to begin on the first day of July and run for a term of one year. A license shall not be issued to any applicant if, during the year preceding the filing of the application, a complaint from any producer and seller of milk or cream has been filed with the director against that applicant for any of the grounds specified in § 4-8-14, and that complaint has been established as true and just, to the satisfaction of the director, after the complaint has been investigated by him or her in the manner provided by §§ 4-8-12 and 4-8-13.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-3; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-4. - Proof of financial security.

§ 4-8-4. Proof of financial security.
(a)
A license shall not be issued as provided in § 4-8-3 unless the applicant for that license files with the application, a sworn financial statement in any form and giving any information that the director of environmental management may demand. The financial statement shall be made and executed under oath or written declaration that it is made under penalty of perjury.
(b)
The director shall issue a license as provided in § 4-8-3, only when the financial statement is deemed by the director to be adequate for the protection of the producers of milk selling to that dealer. If, in the judgment of the director, following examination and investigation of the financial statement, adequate financial security is not evident, the applicant shall be required before a license is issued, to furnish good and sufficient surety or sureties in any form and in any sums as the director deems necessary for the adequate protection of the producers selling to that dealer. Failure to furnish a financial statement or surety or sureties when demanded by the director shall be sufficient cause for refusal to grant a license or for the suspension or revocation of that license after the license has already been granted.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1581, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-5. - Statements of defaulted claims against licensees.

§ 4-8-5. Statements of defaulted claims against licensees.
Upon default by the licensee in the payment of any money due for the purchase of milk or cream, which payment is secured by the sworn financial statement or surety provided for, the creditor may file with the director of environmental management, upon a form prescribed by him or her, a verified statement of his or her claim. If the creditor has reduced the claim to judgment or shall before the commencement of the action by the director reduce the claim to judgment, a certified copy of the record of that judgment shall also be filed with the director. Statements may be filed at any time during the period of the license for purchases made during that period or within ninety (90) days from the termination of that period.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-6. - Action to determine amounts due creditors of licensees.

§ 4-8-6. Action to determine amounts due creditors of licensees.
After the expiration of ninety (90) days from the termination of any license period, the director of environmental management shall, by proper action where all the creditors and any surety given, as provided, and the licensee shall be parties, proceed to determine the amount due each creditor, and the judgment rendered in that action shall be enforced ratably for those creditors against the surety. If any creditor has reduced his or her claim to judgment, that judgment shall be presumptive proof of the amount due that creditor in any action brought by the director of environmental management.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-7. - Liability of sureties.

§ 4-8-7. Liability of sureties.
Every surety given in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be liable, in the first instance, for the payment of all claims arising during the license period for which the surety continues, and filed either during that period or within ninety (90) days after the expiration. If all claims shall be paid, the balance of the liability of each surety shall be devoted to the extinguishment ratably of claims arising during that license period, but for which statement shall not have been filed until ninety (90) days after the expiration of that period.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-8. - Statement of disbursements — Additional bonds.

§ 4-8-8. Statement of disbursements — Additional bonds.
A person or corporation licensed under this chapter shall make a statement under oath of his, her, or its disbursements during a period to be prescribed by the director of environmental management, containing the names of the persons from whom products were purchased, the amount purchased and the amount due to the vendors. Those statements shall be submitted to the director, when requested by him or her, and shall be in the form prescribed by the director. If it appears from a statement or other facts ascertained by the director, upon inspection or investigation of the books and papers of the licensee, as authorized by § 4-8-12, that the security afforded to persons selling milk and cream to that licensee by the bond executed by that licensee as provided does not adequately protect the vendors, the director may require that licensee to give an additional bond, to be executed in a sum determined by the director, but not exceeding by more than fifty percent (50%) the maximum amount paid out by that licensee to sellers of milk in any one month.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-9. - Schedule of prices — Accounts of purchases.

§ 4-8-9. Schedule of prices — Accounts of purchases.
Every proprietor of a milk gathering station shall post in a conspicuous place in his or her milk station, a schedule of the prices being paid for milk or cream, and shall keep a correct account of all the milk or cream daily received or purchased from each person at that milk station which account shall be open to inspection by any person selling or delivering milk or cream to that proprietor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-10. - Record of transactions — Periodical statements to sellers.

§ 4-8-10. Record of transactions — Periodical statements to sellers.
Every proprietor of a milk gathering station shall keep, in any form that the director of environmental management may prescribe, a record of transactions of purchases of milk or cream by him or her and he or she shall, at least semimonthly, or weekly if so agreed upon by the parties to the transaction, deliver to each person from whom he or she receives or purchases milk or cream, and in the unit of measure used in computing the amount due, an itemized statement of the several amounts or quantities of the milk or cream received or purchased at that milk station from that person during the prior half month or, if statements are delivered more frequently than semimonthly, during that period of time which has elapsed since the delivery of the last prior statement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-8 - Milk Gathering Stations › Section 4-8-11. - Applications for investigation.

§ 4-8-11. Applications for investigation.
If either party to the transaction of purchase and sale between a milk producer and a licensed buyer of milk is dissatisfied relative to any transaction of purchase and sale of milk between a milk producer and a licensed buyer of milk, he or she may apply to the director of environmental management, in writing, within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the milk to the licensed buyer, for investigation. The director shall treat the application as a complaint, and cause a full investigation of the transaction complained of to be made.
History of Section.
P.L. 1918, ch. 1656, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 204, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 218, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-8-11.