2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 4-1.1 - Unlawful Confinement of a Covered Animal › Section 4-1.1-1. - Definitions. [Effective until July 1, 2026.]

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