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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 4-2-11. - Withdrawal, condemnation, and confiscation of commercial feeds.

§ 4-2-11. Withdrawal, condemnation, and confiscation of commercial feeds.
(a) Withdrawal from distribution orders.
When the director or the director’s authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any of the prescribed regulations under this chapter, he or she may issue and enforce a written or printed withdrawal from distribution order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the director or the court. The director shall release the lot of commercial feed so withdrawn when those provisions and regulations have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty (30) days, the director may begin, or upon request of the distributor or registrant shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.
(b) Condemnation and confiscation.
Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with those provisions and regulations shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds the commercial feed is in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of that commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state. In no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 170, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 4-2-13. - Cooperation with other entities.

§ 4-2-13. Cooperation with other entities.
The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 170, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 4-2-14. - Publication of information.

§ 4-2-14. Publication of information.
The director shall publish at least annually, in any forms that he or she may deem proper, information he or she may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed in the registration and on the label. The information concerning production and use of commercial feed shall not disclose the operations of any person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 170, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 4-2-15. - Severability.

§ 4-2-15. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter shall for any reason be judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of the chapter directly involved in the controversy in which that judgment has been rendered.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 170, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-1. - Definitions.

§ 4-3-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11 the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(1)
“Director” means the director of environmental management or the director’s authorized agent.
(2)
“Garbage” means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods including animal carcasses or parts,
(3)
“Person” means the state, any municipality, political subdivision, institution, public or private corporation, individual, partnership, or other entity.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-1; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-2. - Applicability of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11.

§ 4-3-2. Applicability of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11.
Sections 4-3-1 — 4-3-11 shall apply to any person or persons who feeds garbage, other than from his or her own domestic household, to more than four (4) swine.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-3. - Permit required to feed garbage.

§ 4-3-3. Permit required to feed garbage.
No person shall feed garbage to swine without first securing a permit from the director. This permit shall be renewed on the first day of July of each year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-4. - Application for permit — Fee.

§ 4-3-4. Application for permit — Fee.
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to feed garbage to swine shall make written application to the director in accordance with the requirements of the director. At the time of filing an application, the applicant shall pay to the director a permit fee in the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for the general use of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-4; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-5. - Requirements for permit.

§ 4-3-5. Requirements for permit.
The following conditions are required for a garbage feeding permit:
(1)
The feeding area is equipped with a cement base or constructed of other material approved by the director;
(2)
The feeding area or platforms shall be constructed as to be readily cleaned daily, and to allow for all refuse to be disposed of;
(3)
Housing meets existing sanitary and humane standards, regarding ventilation, drainage, and warmth;
(4)
Premises upon which swine are kept must be kept clean and sanitary and meet the regulations of the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-6. - Cooking or treatment of garbage.

§ 4-3-6. Cooking or treatment of garbage.
All garbage, regardless of previous processing, shall, before being fed to swine, be thoroughly heated to two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit (212 degrees F.) for at least thirty (30) minutes, unless treated in some other manner which shall be approved in writing by the director as being equally effective for the protection of public health.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-7. - Revocation or denial of permits.

§ 4-3-7. Revocation or denial of permits.
Upon determination that any person having a permit issued under §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11 or who has applied for a permit, has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11, or any of the rules or regulations promulgated under these sections, the director may, after notice to the registrant, and after affording the registrant an opportunity to be heard, revoke the permit or refuse to issue a permit to an applicant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-8. - Access of inspectors to property.

§ 4-3-8. Access of inspectors to property.
Any authorized representative of the director has the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purposes of inspection and investigating conditions relating to the treating of garbage to be fed to swine as required by §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-9. - Maintenance and examination of records.

§ 4-3-9. Maintenance and examination of records.
Any authorized representative of the director may examine any records or memoranda pertaining to the feeding of garbage to swine. The director may require maintenance of records relating to the operation of equipment for and procedure of treating garbage to be fed to swine. Copies of those records shall be submitted to the director on request.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-10. - Enforcement — Rules and regulations.

§ 4-3-10. Enforcement — Rules and regulations.
The director is hereby charged with administration and enforcement of the provisions of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11 and is authorized to make and enforce all rules and regulations which the director deems necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-11. - Penalty for violations.

§ 4-3-11. Penalty for violations.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by §§ 4-3-1 — 4-3-11 or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated under these sections is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200). In addition, that person may be enjoined from continuing that violation. Each day upon which that violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3355, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-12. - Approval of feeding sites by a city or town council.

§ 4-3-12. Approval of feeding sites by a city or town council.
No swine shall be kept in any city or town, to be fed on swill, offal or other decaying substances, brought from any other city or town, except in a place in the city or town as is designated by the city or town council. Any person violating this section is liable to the penalty prescribed in § 23-23.5-11.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 91, §§ 14, 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 107, §§ 14, 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 119, §§ 14, 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 601, §§ 13,14; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-3 - Garbage Feeding › Section 4-3-13. - Carrying of swill into Middletown.

§ 4-3-13. Carrying of swill into Middletown.
No person shall carry any house offal or swill into the town of Middletown, or permit the swill or offal so carried to be fed to swine on his or her premises, or to be deposited on or spread upon his or her land, in that town. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the carrying of swill or house offal through the town of Middletown to any other town. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be for every offense fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 282, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 348, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 400, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 611, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 4-3-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-1. - Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals — Quarantine — Veterinarians.

§ 4-4-1. Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals — Quarantine — Veterinarians.
(a)
The director of environmental management may appoint one or more inspectors in the state, whose duty it is to visit and inquire into the condition of any domestic animal in the state whenever there is reason to suspect that any domestic animal, the carcass of any domestic animal or tissues or products, is affected with a contagious, infectious, zoonotic, or communicable disease; and the inspectors are authorized to quarantine any domestic animal, the carcass of any diseased domestic animal, or restrict the movement of any tissues or products produced by any domestic animal suspected of being affected with a contagious, infectious, zoonotic, or communicable disease until such quarantine or movement restriction is released by a veterinarian employed by the director. The director may also employ, from time to time, any number of veterinary surgeons that he or she may find necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)
The director of the department of environmental management may establish quarantine or control zones consistent with state and United States Department of Agriculture emergency plans to restrict the movement of animals, animal carcasses, animal tissues, and animal products suspected of being affected with a contagious, infectious, zoonotic, or communicable disease. Any control or quarantine zone established under this authority will remain in effect until the chief of agriculture and/or the state veterinarian determine that the zone is no longer necessary to mitigate the threat of disease.
(c)
The director of the department of environmental management may order examination or testing of any quarantined animal or animal in a quarantine or control zone for disease surveillance purposes or as a term of the order of quarantine. The director may authorize qualified department personnel to carry out any examination or testing or may order the testing to be performed by a licensed veterinarian qualified to perform the testing.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, §§ 8, 9; P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, §§ 8, 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, §§ 8, 9; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-1; P.L. 2014, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 25, § 1, effective May 24, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 26, § 1, effective May 24, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-1.1. - Animals defined.

§ 4-4-1.1. Animals defined.
This chapter shall apply to all domestic animals defined in § 4-13.1-2(2) and any animal that the director of the department of environmental management has waived from the permit requirement in accordance with § 4-18-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 143, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-2. - Compensation of commissioners and veterinarians — Duties — Removal.

§ 4-4-2. Compensation of commissioners and veterinarians — Duties — Removal.
Subject to chapter 4 of title 36, the director of environmental management is authorized to fix the compensation of the cattle commissioners and veterinary surgeons, to prescribe their duties, and to remove them when deemed expedient.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 22; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 21; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, §§ 12, 17; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-3. - Reporting of diseased animals — Destruction.

§ 4-4-3. Reporting of diseased animals — Destruction.
Any owner of an animal suspected of having an animal disease determined by the director of environmental management to be contagious or injurious to public health or to the health of other animals, or any veterinarian who treats that animal, or any other person or institution having knowledge of a diseased animal, shall make a report of that information to the state department of environmental management in any manner and form as the department prescribes by regulation. The director of environmental management shall promulgate by rule a list of those animals determined to be contagious or injurious. The director of environmental management, if he or she determines an animal to have a contagious or communicable disease, shall cause that animal to be killed and the carcass to be disposed of in any manner as not to be detrimental to the public health.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 10; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1354, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 9; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 42, § 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 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-4. - Repealed.

§ 4-4-4. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-4; Repealed by P.L. 1962, ch. 42, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-5. - Right of entry where disease suspected.

§ 4-4-5. Right of entry where disease suspected.
The director of the department of environmental management or the director’s duly authorized representatives, having reason to suspect the existence of any of the diseases mentioned in this chapter upon any grounds or premises, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon those grounds or premises for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-6. - Repealed.

§ 4-4-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 12; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 12; G.L. 1958, ch. 207, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 1962, ch. 54, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-7. - Compensation for condemned equine animals.

§ 4-4-7. Compensation for condemned equine animals.
For every horse, ass, or mule condemned and killed as affected with glanders or farcy there shall be paid a sum not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); provided, however, that no payment is made under the authority of this section for any horse, ass or mule that has not been owned in the state for the period of six (6) months next preceding the condemnation.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 31, as enacted by P.L. 1917, ch. 1539, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-8. - Exposure of diseased animals to contact with healthy animals.

§ 4-4-8. Exposure of diseased animals to contact with healthy animals.
No person having the care or custody of any animal having any one of the diseases mentioned in this chapter or chapter 5 of this title, shall, knowing the animal to have any of the diseases mentioned in this chapter or chapter 5 of this title, sell or exchange, or permit the removal, use or driving of that animal upon any public highway, or the exposure of that animal to contact with any other healthy animal of the same kind, except by permission of the director of environmental management. Any person so doing is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on being convicted shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-9. - Sale, use, or exposure of diseased animals — Refusal to destroy.

§ 4-4-9. Sale, use, or exposure of diseased animals — Refusal to destroy.
A person who willfully sells or offers to sell, uses, exposes, or causes or permits to be sold, offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the life or health of human beings or animals, or which is diseased past recovery, or who refuses upon demand of the general agent or any special agent of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals humanely to destroy an animal affected with any of those diseases shall, for each offense, be punished in the manner provided in § 4-1-2.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 640, § 20; P.L. 1945, ch. 1651, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-10. - Sale of diseased or disabled animals.

§ 4-4-10. Sale of diseased or disabled animals.
It is unlawful for any person holding an auctioneer’s license knowingly to receive or offer for sale or to sell at public auction, other than at a sheriff’s or judicial sale under a court order, or for any person to sell or offer for sale at private sale, any animal which is suffering from any disability, lameness or disease, and any person violating any provision of this section shall, for each offense, be punished in the manner provided in § 4-1-2.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 640, § 21; P.L. 1945, ch. 1651, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-11. - Interference with enforcement — Violation of quarantine.

§ 4-4-11. Interference with enforcement — Violation of quarantine.
Any person or persons who shall willfully or intentionally interfere with any officers, duly authorized to carry out the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is liable to imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), or both, at the discretion of the court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-12. - Cooperation with federal government in suppression of diseases.

§ 4-4-12. Cooperation with federal government in suppression of diseases.
The governor is authorized to accept on behalf of the state the rules and regulations prepared by the secretary of agriculture under and in pursuance of § 3, 21 U.S.C. § 114, of an act of congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled “An act for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals”, 21 U.S.C. § 113 et seq., and to cooperate with the authorities of the United States in the provisions of that act.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-13. - Powers of federal and state inspectors — Assistance by peace officers.

§ 4-4-13. Powers of federal and state inspectors — Assistance by peace officers.
The inspectors of the state department of environmental management and the department of agriculture of the United States, in cooperation with the state department of environmental management, or with any agent of the state, has the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of animals affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, or suspected to be affected, or that have been exposed to any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and for these purposes are authorized and empowered to enter upon any grounds or premises. The director of agriculture or inspectors of the United States department of agriculture, in cooperation with the state department of environmental management, or with any agent of the state department of environmental management have the power to call on deputy sheriffs, constables, and peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions of the act of congress approved May 29, 1884, 21 U.S.C. § 113 et seq., establishing the bureau of animal industry, or the provisions of the department of environmental management, and it is made the duty of deputy sheriffs, constables, and peace officers to assist those inspectors or agents when requested, and those inspectors or agents have the same power and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 19; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-13; P.L. 1962, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-14. - State immunity.

§ 4-4-14. State immunity.
The state is not liable for any damages or expenses incurred under §§ 4-4-12 and 4-4-13.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-15. - Cooperation in federal Bang’s disease plan.

§ 4-4-15. Cooperation in federal Bang’s disease plan.
The state department of environmental management shall cooperate with the United States government in connection with the prevailing federal plan for the control and eradication of Bang’s disease and that department may make reasonable rules and regulations governing the control and eradication of Bang’s disease including federal approved vaccinal procedures; and the general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes in the operation of a plan for the payment of positive reactors to the Bang’s disease test and the eradication of that contagious and infectious disease.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 28; P.L. 1941, ch. 1017, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-16. - Compensation for animals killed in Bang’s disease program.

§ 4-4-16. Compensation for animals killed in Bang’s disease program.
Sections 4-5-1 — 4-5-6 shall be construed to include payments for indemnities for animals killed, and for the testing and administration expense incurred, due to the prevalence of Bang’s disease.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 29; P.L. 1941, ch. 1017, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-17. - Importation or exposure of diseased animals.

§ 4-4-17. Importation or exposure of diseased animals.
Any person bringing into the state any neat cattle or other animals which he or she knows to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or who exposes the cattle or other animals, known to him or her to be infected, to other cattle and animals not infected with an infectious or contagious disease, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-18. - City and town ordinances.

§ 4-4-18. City and town ordinances.
The city and town councils of the several cities and towns may pass any ordinances as they think proper, to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases among cattle and other animals within their cities and towns, and may prescribe penalties for the violation of the ordinances, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for any one offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-19. - Orders prohibiting importation of animals.

§ 4-4-19. Orders prohibiting importation of animals.
The director of environmental management may prohibit the introduction of any cattle or other domestic animals into the state. Any person who brings, transports or introduces any cattle or other domestic animals into the state, after the director has issued an order forbidding the introduction of that cattle or other domestic animal into the state, or after the director has published for five (5) successive days in any newspapers published in this state as the director may direct, an order forbidding that introduction, shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) for every offense, and every officer or agent of any company or other person, who violates that order, is subject to the fine. In case of the introduction into the state of cattle or other domestic animals, contrary to the order of the director, the introduction of each animal is deemed a separate and distinct offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-20. - Publication of information on diseases.

§ 4-4-20. Publication of information on diseases.
The director of environmental management shall endeavor to obtain full information in relation to any contagious disease which may prevail among cattle or other domestic animals near the borders of the state, and shall publish and circulate that information in his or her discretion. Should any contagious disease break out, or should there be reasonable suspicion of its existence among cattle or other domestic animals in any city or town in the state, he or she shall examine the cases, and publish the result of his or her examination, for the benefit of the public.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-21. - Inspectors on roads and railroads.

§ 4-4-21. Inspectors on roads and railroads.
The director may appoint suitable and discreet persons, on or near the several highways, turnpike roads, railroads, and thoroughfares in the state, who shall inquire into all violations of this chapter and report those violations to the director.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-22. - Sale of infected animals or milk.

§ 4-4-22. Sale of infected animals or milk.
Any person who sells or offers to sell any cattle or other domestic animals, or any part of these animals, known to him or her to be infected with any contagious disease, or with any disease dangerous to the public health, or who sells or offers to sell any milk from any infected cattle or other domestic animals, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-22.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-23. - Regulations for suppression of disease.

§ 4-4-23. Regulations for suppression of disease.
The director of environmental management may make all necessary regulations for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation of any disease, and any person who fails to comply with any regulation made shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-23.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-24. - State rules paramount to local.

§ 4-4-24. State rules paramount to local.
Whenever the director of environmental management makes and publishes any regulations concerning the extirpation, cure, or treatment of cattle or other domestic animals infected with, or which have been exposed to any contagious disease, those regulations shall supersede the regulations made by the authorities of the several towns and cities upon that subject, and the operation of those regulations made by those authorities shall be suspended during the time those made by the director are in force.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-24.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-25. - Signature of orders and notices.

§ 4-4-25. Signature of orders and notices.
All orders, appointments and notices from the director of environmental management, except the order of notice provided for in § 4-4-19, shall bear his or her signature.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-25.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-26. - Limitation of prosecutions.

§ 4-4-26. Limitation of prosecutions.
All prosecutions for offenses against the provisions of §§ 4-4-17 — 4-4-25 shall be commenced within thirty (30) days after the offense has been committed, and not afterwards.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 98, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 119, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 245, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 206, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 4-4-26.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4 - Animal Diseases in General › Section 4-4-27. - Certification of turtles as free of salmonellosis required.

§ 4-4-27. Certification of turtles as free of salmonellosis required.
All turtles being sold in this state shall be certified by the seller as being free from salmonellosis. Any person knowingly violating this section shall upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 209, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines › Section 4-4.1-1. - Definitions.

§ 4-4.1-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)
“CEM” means contagious equine metritis.
(b)
“Director” means the director of the department of environmental management.
(c)
“Department” means the department of environmental management.
(d)
“Equine” means horses, including ponies, mules and donkeys.
(e)
“State veterinarian” means a veterinarian employed or designated by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines › Section 4-4.1-2. - Quarantine procedure.

§ 4-4.1-2. Quarantine procedure.
Any person who wishes to establish a quarantine facility in this state for any equine imported from a CEM affected country shall have the proposed facility inspected and approved by the department.
A representative of the department shall, upon request, make an initial visit to the proposed facility and make recommendations for any changes required. The owner or manager shall then submit a drawing of the farm as well as a detailed to scale drawing of all buildings, paddocks, pastures, and tracks intended for quarantine use. Upon receipt of these drawings the state veterinarian shall make an inspection and, if notified the facility is adequate, approve its use as a quarantine facility.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines › Section 4-4.1-3. - Regulations.

§ 4-4.1-3. Regulations.
The director may adopt regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter, which may include, without limitation, provisions relating to quarantine facilities, staff and procedures, laboratory and testing procedures, and the handling of equines, equipment and waste material handling.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines › Section 4-4.1-4. - Fees.

§ 4-4.1-4. Fees.
The director may, by regulation, provide for the payment of fees to reimburse the state for the hourly expense of the state veterinarian or agent and his or her travel and administrative expense, incurred in carrying out the responsibilities provided for by the chapter and any applicable federal law or regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-4.1 - Importation of Equines › Section 4-4.1-5. - Violations — Penalties.

§ 4-4.1-5. Violations — Penalties.
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-1. - Report of affected animal — Test.

§ 4-5-1. Report of affected animal — Test.
Whenever the owner of any bovine animal suspects that animal to be affected with tuberculosis, and, in writing, requests the director of environmental management to inspect the animal, or if the director suspects any bovine animal to be affected with tuberculosis, the director shall immediately direct a veterinarian to inspect and test that animal on a specified day. The test in all cases shall be a tuberculin test conforming to the standards of the United States department of agriculture.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 10; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1354, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 10; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-2. - Identification of reactors.

§ 4-5-2. Identification of reactors.
Any animal showing a positive reaction to a tuberculin test shall be classified as a reactor and be identified in a manner which is recommended by the United States livestock sanitary association, and the animal disease eradication branch of the agricultural research service, United States department of agriculture.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 207, § 3A; P.L. 1956, ch. 3788, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-3. - Condemnation of diseased animals.

§ 4-5-3. Condemnation of diseased animals.
If a tuberculin test indicates that an animal is affected with tuberculosis, or if, even though the animal fails to react to that test, the veterinarian shall condemn the animal as affected with tuberculosis, the animal shall at once be appraised under § 4-5-4 and killed in the presence of the director or veterinarian and the owner, or if the owner is not present, then in the presence of the person who has charge of the animal for the owner and its carcass shall be disposed of in a manner not to be detrimental to the public health.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 10; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1354, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 10; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-4. - Appraisal of condemned animals.

§ 4-5-4. Appraisal of condemned animals.
(a)
For the purposes of § 4-5-3, the veterinarian and the agent assigned by the director shall constitute the board of appraisers, and the estimate of value by those two (2) persons is final, except as otherwise provided. Written notice of the amount of the appraisal, signed by the board of appraisers, is to be immediately given to the owner or claimant of the animal. Any party aggrieved by an award made under this section may appeal to the director of environmental management within five (5) days after the receipt of the notice.
(b)
Appraisals are based upon current receipts at nearby public auctions or public sales.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 11; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 11; P.L. 1917, ch. 1542, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2103, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 11; P.L. 1929, ch. 1308, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-4; P.L. 1973, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-5. - Sale of carcasses of condemned animals.

§ 4-5-5. Sale of carcasses of condemned animals.
The director of environmental management is authorized to sell the carcass of any animal killed as tuberculous, when in the opinion of the board of appraisers that sale should be permitted. The proceeds of that sale shall be paid to the owner of the animal killed in accordance with this chapter, after deducting from those proceeds the cost of slaughtering or transporting the animal to a slaughterhouse and other expenses incident to the killing and selling of the animal.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 120, § 11; P.L. 1921, ch. 2103, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 11; P.L. 1929, ch. 1308, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-6. - Payment for condemned animals — Prerequisites.

§ 4-5-6. Payment for condemned animals — Prerequisites.
In the case of any bovine animal condemned as having any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease considered dangerous to livestock or public health, upon receipt of a post mortem examination, conducted by a veterinarian approved by the department of environmental management or one licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state, the state may pay to the owner an indemnity not to exceed the difference between the appraised value of each animal destroyed less the net salvage received by the owner and any funds received from federal indemnity payments. No payment shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and any joint state federal indemnity payments plus salvage shall not exceed the appraised value of the animals. No payment shall be made for any animal that is condemned and killed if that animal is from a herd that has not been maintained in accordance with the rules, regulations, and standards of the state, and of any state and federal regulations for the suppression of bovine disease or if that animal has been imported into this state where there has been no compliance with the rules, regulations, and standards of the state governing the requirements for importation. The premises where the diseased animal has been kept shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected according to the regulations of the department of environmental management.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 13; P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 13; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 1; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 2; P.L. 1929, ch. 1308, § 2; P.L. 1931, ch. 1702, § 1; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-6; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-7. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 14; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 2; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 2; P.L. 1934, ch. 2131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-7; 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 4-5-8. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-8. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 14; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 2; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 2; P.L. 1934, ch. 2131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-8; 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 4-5-9. - Animals imported for slaughter.

§ 4-5-9. Animals imported for slaughter.
In the case of animals shipped into Rhode Island for immediate slaughter, the director of environmental management may at his or her discretion waive the filing of the chart and certificate; in those instances the director shall issue a special permit covering those animals for immediate slaughter.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 241, § 14; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 2; P.L. 1934, ch. 2131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control › Section 4-5-10. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-10. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 14; P.L. 1926, ch. 788, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1014, § 2; P.L. 1931, ch. 1786, § 2; P.L. 1934, ch. 2131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-10; 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 4-5-11. - Repealed.

§ 4-5-11. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 344, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-11; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 60, § 1, effective June 16, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 16, 2015.