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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.16 - Camelids

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Official identification and Certificate of
				  Veterinary Inspection are required except where noted under §
										1.6 of this Part.
B. Tuberculosis: All camelids must be
				  individually tested and found to be negative for tuberculosis by a USDA
				  officially recognized test no more than sixty (60) days prior to entry into
				  Rhode Island.
C. Brucellosis: All
				  camelids must be individually tested and found to be negative pursuant to a
				  USDA officially recognized Brucellosis test no more than thirty (30) days
				  immediately prior to entry into Rhode Island. Exception: unweaned crias are not
				  required to be individually tested for Brucellosis if they are accompanied by
				  their dam and the dam has been tested and found to be negative pursuant to a
				  USDA officially recognized Brucellosis test no more than thirty (30) days
				  immediately prior to entry into Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.17 - Miscellaneous Species: Domestic Species Not Specifically Addressed Above

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Official Identification and Certificate of
				  Veterinary Inspection are required except where noted under §
										1.6 of this Part.
B. Contact the Rhode Island State
				  Veterinarian for additional requirements. (401) 222-2781 by phone, (401)
				  222-6047 by fax, or postal at RlDEM/Division of Agriculture, 235 Promenade
				  Street, Providence, Rl 02908.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.18 - Emergency Restrictions for Emerging Disease Risks

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										4-4-19, Orders prohibiting
				  importation of animals; The Director has broad powers to prohibit the
				  importation of any animal into the state.
B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35,
				  the Department may issue emergency regulations as deemed necessary that
				  restrict the importation of animals by imposing safeguards that will protect
				  the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the state, their livestock,
				  and pets.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.19 - Record Keeping for Auctions, Sales, and Dealers

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  All auctions, sales, and dealers must keep records and make those records
				  available upon the request of an authorized inspector from the Department or
				  from the USDA.
B. All records must
				  be kept on the premises of the auction or sale, or at the address of the
				  licensed dealer, or if not kept at the premises, must be able to be accessed
				  remotely from that premises.
C. All
				  records are to be maintained for a period of not less than five (5) years from
				  the date of the auction or sale.
D.
				  Records are to include the following:
1.
				  Source information for the animal: date the animal was brought to the auction,
				  sale, or purchased by dealer; name of owner or seller; mailing and physical
				  address of owner or seller; phone number of owner or seller; species of
				  animal(s) sold or consigned by owner or seller; breed of animal(s) sold or
				  consigned by owner or seller; age of animal(s) sold or consigned by owner or
				  seller; sex of animal(s) sold or consigned by seller; any non-official
				  identification that was applied to the animal(s) sold or consigned by the
				  seller; and, any official identification numbers that were applied to the
				  animal(s) sold or consigned by the seller.
2. Buyer information to include the
				  following: date of purchase; name of buyer; mailing and physical address of
				  buyer; phone number of buyer; number of animal(s) purchased by buyer; species
				  of animal(s) purchased by buyer; age of animal(s) purchased by buyer; sex of
				  animal(s) purchased by buyer; location where the animals that were purchased
				  will be kept or held; any non-official identification that was applied to the
				  sold animal; and any official identification numbers that were applied to the
				  sold animal.
3. For animals that
				  are sold to Rhode Island based entities, the following must also be kept: a log
				  book, signed by the Rhode Island based buyer/importer, acknowledging that the
				  premises where the animals are to be kept is subject to inspection by
				  inspectors from the Department or USDA for the purpose of ensuring compliance
				  with these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.20 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
The Director of the Department of Environmental Management
					 may make all necessary regulations for the prevention, treatment, cure and
					 extirpation of such disease; and every person who shall fail to comply with any
					 regulation so made shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) or
					 be imprisoned not exceeding one (1) year. Each and every occurrence and/or day
					 during which the violation or failure to comply is repeated shall constitute a
					 separate and distinct violation. Every person who shall fail to comply with any
					 regulation so made shall be responsible for all costs and fees associated with
					 any quarantine, examination and testing required by the State Veterinarians
					 Office, and subject to forfeiture of the imported animals. Every person who
					 fails to comply with any order of quarantine or ordered examination or testing
					 shall be in violation. Each and every condition of quarantine and/or day during
					 which there is a failure to comply with said order shall constitute a separate
					 and distinct violation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.21 - Administrative Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Denial of a
				  license or certificate of registration: Persons denied the issuance or renewal
				  of a license or certificate of registration or the reissuance of a license or
				  certificate of registration to operate an animal care facility may request an
				  appeal as provided by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.7 and pursuant to Part
				  10-00-1 of this Title, Rules and Regulations for the Administrative
				  Adjudication Division, by presenting a written request for a hearing within
				  thirty (30) days of the applicant's receipt of the denial. The written request
				  must be presented to the clerk of the Administrative Adjudication Division, 235
				  Promenade Street, Third Floor, Providence, Rl 02908.
B. Enforcement Action: Any person adversely
				  affected by a decision of the Director for an enforcement action pursuant to
				  these regulations may file and appeal in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  42-17.7 and Part 10-00-1 of this Title, Rules and Regulations for the
				  Administrative Adjudication Division, by presenting a written request for a
				  hearing within twenty (20) days of the applicant's receipt of the notice of the
				  enforcement action. The written request must be presented to the clerk of the
				  Administrative Adjudication Division, 235 Promenade Street, Third Floor,
				  Providence, Rl 02908.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-1.22 - Requirements for Animals Imported for the Purpose of Fair, Show, or Exhibition

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Animals may only
				  be imported for the purpose of fair, show, or exhibition if the importation is
				  for less than ten (10) consecutive days.
B. The requirements in this Part apply to all
				  animals on the premises of the fair, show, or exhibition and is not limited to
				  the specific animals that are entered into an event or competition.
C. These requirements apply to animals that
				  are competing in a fair, show, or exhibition, including any lawful competition.
				  They also apply to animals that are temporarily imported for parades, pony
				  rides, rodeos, and trail rides.
D.
				  Rabies vaccine requirements:
1. All dogs,
				  cats, sheep, cattle, horses, and ferrets that are at an event open to the
				  public or are on public exhibition must have proof of current rabies
				  vaccination pursuant to Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention,
				  Control, and Suppression Within the State of Rhode Island (Part 2 of this
				  Subchapter). A current rabies vaccine certificate is the only acceptable proof
				  of rabies vaccination.
2. Rabies
				  precautions in species of mammals for which no USDA licensed rabies vaccine
				  exists and which are at an event open to the public or are on public exhibition
				  must:
a. Be separated from the public by
				  sufficient means so as to prevent direct animal to public contact, or
b. If the animal is a herbivore,
				  have a sign conspicuously posted and readily legible that states "RHODE ISLAND
				  RABIES CONTROL BOARD NOTICE-FEED AND TOUCH THESE ANIMALS AT YOUR OWN
				  RISK."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 authority provided under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										4-13-1.3,
					 4-13-29, and Chapters 4-13, 42-17.1
					 and 42-35 for the purpose of carrying out the functions required to prevent,
					 control and/or suppress rabies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules and regulations is to suppress
					 and control rabies found within the state and to prevent the spread of rabies
					 when rabies appears in any area within the State of Rhode Island and its
					 appearance creates a threat of infection to animals or
					 humans.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.3 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the National Association of State
				  Public Health Veterinarians' "Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and
				  Control" (2016) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments
				  thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent
				  with these regulations.
B. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the American Veterinary Medical
				  Association's "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals" (2013), by
				  reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to
				  the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.5 - Compulsory Rabies Vaccination and Rabies Risk Signage

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Animals Residing within Rhode Island
1. Any
				  owner of a dog, cat, or ferret that is three (3) months of age or older and
				  which resides in Rhode Island shall have such dog, cat or ferret currently
				  vaccinated against rabies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.6 - Rabies Vaccination Protocol

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Vaccine
				  Administration
1. For animals to be considered
				  Currently Vaccinated, rabies vaccinations shall be administered by or under the
				  direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. All rabies vaccine must be
				  stored, handled, and administered in strict accordance with the vaccine
				  manufacturer's labeled directions.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.7 - Importation of Domestic Animals: Health Certificates

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Imported Dogs, Cats, Ferrets
1. Any dog, cat
				  or ferret transported into the State of Rhode Island must be accompanied by an
				  Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that is compliant with §
											1.7 of this Subchapter,
				  (Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals) signed by
				  a duly licensed veterinarian from the state of origin stating that the animal
				  is not showing signs of infectious, contagious and/or communicable disease, did
				  not originate within an area under quarantine for rabies or any other
				  communicable disease, and has not been exposed to rabies.
2. For all dogs, cats, and ferrets three (3)
				  months of age or older, the Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must
				  also show proof of rabies vaccination administration in accordance with the
				  Compendium of Animal Rabies Control incorporated above at §
											2.3(A) of
				  this Part prior to entry into Rhode Island.
3. For all dogs, cats, and ferrets over six
				  (6) months of age that have no proof of prior vaccination, a period of thirty
				  (30) days must lapse between vaccination and entry into Rhode Island. See also
				  Rules and Regulations Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals, Part 1 of
				  this Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.8 - Adoptions and Sales

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Notice to New
				  Owner of Rabies Vaccination Requirement
1. It
				  shall be unlawful for any pound, protection league, animal shelter, kennel, pet
				  store, humane society, rescue, breeder or any other duly licensed facility to
				  sell, give away, or adopt out any dog, cat or ferret without providing the new
				  owner with a form indicating that inoculation against rabies is required, under
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											4-13-4.1, within thirty (30) days
				  of adoption for all such animals three (3) months of age or older.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.9 - Rabies Exposure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Exposures from
				  Domestic Animals
1. In the event that any
				  human being or domestic animal receives an exposure from any domestic animal,
				  the owner or guardian of the attacking animal, and the individual exposed, or
				  the owner or guardian of the domestic animal that was exposed, must:
a. Immediately contact the ACO in the city or
				  town within whose borders the exposure occurred.
b. Upon report of an exposure involving a
				  domestic animal, the ACO shall make a site visit within twenty-four (24) hours
				  and make a report including but not limited to, facts surrounding the exposure,
				  description of the attacking animal, proof of most recent rabies vaccination
				  for animal that was exposed, if any, proof of most recent rabies vaccination
				  for the attacking animal, if any, the attacking animal owner's name and
				  physical address, victim's name and physical address or exposed animal owner's
				  name and physical address along with the ACO's recommendations and/or order of
				  disposition of the attacking animal.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.10 - Rabies Testing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Domestic animal
				  testing: No suspect rabid animal shall be euthanized without being tested for
				  rabies. Any suspect rabid animal that dies during quarantine shall be tested
				  for rabies at the RI State Health Laboratory or a laboratory recommended by the
				  State Veterinarian.
B. Wild animal
				  testing: The decision whether to test wild animals will be made on a
				  case-by-case basis. The State Veterinarian will have the authority to authorize
				  testing of wild animals.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.11 - Quarantine

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An ACO shall order euthanasia, quarantine,
				  strict confinement, close observation and/or rabies immunization for any mammal
				  suspected of rabies incubation or exposure. Any order for quarantine or strict
				  confinement shall specifically enumerate all conditions of such quarantine or
				  strict confinement. All orders of quarantine must be of a duration sufficient
				  to control rabies as determined by the ACO. The ACO may seek the
				  recommendations of the RI Rabies Control Board as published in the State of
				  Rhode Island Manual for Rabies Management and Protocols. A copy of such order
				  shall be sent to the State Veterinarian within seven (7) days of issuance.
				  Off-premises quarantine must only occur at a quarantine facility approved for
				  that purpose by the State Veterinarian or his/her agent.
B. Suspect Rabid Animal
1. Any suspect rabid animal which cannot
				  safely be maintained in a secure off-premise quarantine, and which does not
				  meet the criteria of §
											2.11(D) of
				  this Part for strict confinement, may be euthanized and tested for
				  rabies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.12 - Record Keeping

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All ACO's shall
				  maintain a record of all animals placed under an Order of Quarantine and the
				  final disposition of the animal following the termination of the quarantine or
				  rabies examination;
B. Any Order of
				  Quarantine shall be made on forms provided by the DEM, Division of Agriculture.
				  A copy of any order of quarantine so issued shall be sent to the Rhode Island
				  Department of Environmental Management, Division of Agriculture, State
				  Veterinarian, Animal Health Program;
C. In the event that any ACO orders a dog,
				  cat, or ferret euthanized for the purpose of Rabies diagnosis, the head shall
				  be examined and tested for rabies by the RI State Health Laboratory or a State
				  approved laboratory;
D. The ACO
				  will inform the Rhode Island Department of Health of such a
				  submission.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.13 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
Any person, who violates any provision of these regulations
					 may be subject to fines not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per offense,
					 and/or, if applicable criminal prosecution under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										4-13-29.3.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.14 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Any ACO with authority in the jurisdiction where a
					 violation occurred, any Officer of a municipal or state police department, the
					 Rhode Island State Veterinarian, or any Officer of DEM Environmental Police has
					 the authority to enforce any of the provisions of these
					 regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.15 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations shall apply to any owner, or guardian of
					 a domestic or non-domestic animal kept or housed within the State of Rhode
					 Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.16 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any section or provision of these Regulations is held
					 invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or
					 provisions of the Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control, and Suppression of Rabies Within the State of Rhode Island (250-RICR-40-05-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-05-2.17 - Consistency

Current through June 14, 2024
No provision of these regulations shall be construed to
					 prevent enforcement of any other state, federal or local laws and regulations
					 duly adopted for the purpose of protecting the public health.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. To establish a procedure for the issuance
				  of permits for the importation and possession within Rhode Island of those
				  exotic or native wild animals that are free of diseases and that do not pose a
				  threat to humans, livestock and other domesticated animals, and native
				  wildlife.
B. To allow
				  importation/possession by only those persons who can demonstrate to the
				  satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Management (hereinafter the
				  "Department") that they have adequate facilities, adequate knowledge of, animal
				  health and husbandry, and the ability and resources to care for the subject
				  animals in order to ensure public safety as well as the health and well-being
				  of the imported/possessed exotic or native wild animal.
C. To ensure that endangered and threatened
				  species are not imported/possessed in Rhode Island without a permit.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 authority of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 4-18, and R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										20-1-18,
					 20-1-22,
					 20-37-3 and
					 42-17.1-2(19), in
					 accordance with the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures
					 Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.3 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this Part shall be liberally
					 construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purpose of State law,
					 goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this Part, or application thereof to
					 any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and Regulations shall
					 not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.5 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Certain exotic
				  and native wild animals pose a substantial threat to the State of Rhode Island.
				  This threat can include physical harm to residents of the State, potential
				  disease transmission to people or other animals, both domestic and wild, and
				  harm to the State's native flora, fauna, and agricultural interests. Therefore,
				  it is necessary to regulate the importation and possession of exotic or native
				  wild animals in the State and to limit possession to those species that are not
				  considered to be a threat to public health and safety, animal health, or to be
				  a threat to the natural environment of the State. Additionally, it is necessary
				  to restrict possession of exotic or native wild animals to those parties that
				  have demonstrated that they can competently and safely care for them.
B. For Regulations that govern the
				  importation of domestic species of animals please see Rules and Regulations
				  Governing the Importation of Domestic Animals, Part 1 of this
				  Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.7 - General Prohibitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Possession of
				  Wild Carnivores. All exotic and native wild animals and hybrids of the order
Carnivora
for which there is no USDA conditionally licensed or
				  unconditionally licensed rabies vaccine are expressly prohibited from
				  importation or possession without the issuance of a valid permit by the
				  Department. Possession is restricted to
bona fide
researchers,
				  USDA licensed exhibitors authorized to possess animals of this order for
				  short-term exhibition purposes, and Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
				  certified facilities.
B. Possession
				  of Non-Human Primates. All exotic wild animals of the order Primates are
				  expressly prohibited from importation or ownership without the issuance of a
				  valid permit by the Department. Possession is restricted to
bona
				  fide
researchers, USDA licensed exhibitors authorized to possess
				  animals of this order for short-term exhibition purposes and AZA certified
				  facilities.
C. Possession of Native
				  Wildlife. All native wild animals are expressly prohibited from importation or
				  ownership without the issuance of a valid permit by the Department. Possession
				  is restricted to the Department, the USFWS, AZA certified zoos and aquariums,
				  research institutions and researchers involved in approved
bona
				  fide
research or project as determined by the Director, and USDA
				  licensed exhibitors authorized to possess animals for short-term exhibition
				  purposes. See §
										3.17 of this Part for a
				  listing of native species.
D.
				  Possession of Red Eared Slider Turtles. No person other than a
bona
				  fide
researcher, or a licensed pet shop and their transportation
				  carriers shall import any Red Eared Slider turtles (
Trachemys scripta
				  elegans
). All persons other than a
bona fide
researcher, or a licensed pet shops and their transportation agents are
				  prohibited from possessing Red Eared Slider turtles unless they are kept
				  indoors as pets in a manner that will prevent their escape or liberation into
				  the wild. Keeping of these animals in any type of outdoor enclosure is
				  prohibited. Pet shops that sell Red Eared Slider turtles must:
1. Notify all purchasers of these turtles
				  that they must keep them indoors and in a manner that will prevent escape or
				  liberation into the wild; and,
2.
				  Keep for a period of a minimum of three (3) years from the date of sale, a
				  register of all persons who purchase these turtles to include the purchaser's
				  name, address, telephone number, date of purchase, signature, and a statement
				  that purchaser acknowledges that the animal must be kept indoors and in a
				  manner that will prevent escape or liberation into the wild.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.9 - Requirements for Permits

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A permit to
				  import into, receive, or possess in this State animals defined as exotic wild
				  animals or native wild animals under §
										3.6 of this Part, shall be
				  restricted to the USDA, the Department, AZA approved zoos and research
				  institutes or other USDA approved facilities, as well as exhibitors and private
				  persons, seeking to import or possess a wild animal for private ownership,
				  unless expressly prohibited under §
										3.7 of this Part, pursuant to
				  the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										4-18-3 and
				  4-18-6, as amended herein.
				  Obtaining such permits does not preclude conformance with such other applicable
				  Federal, State, or Local requirements.
B. Unless exempted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										4-18-3 and
				  4-18-6, no person shall be allowed
				  to import, or possess any animals defined as exotic wild animals or native wild
				  animals without first obtaining a permit from the Department. In addition, no
				  permits shall be granted by the Department to a private person authorizing the
				  import, and/or possession of any exotic wild animals of the order Carnivora, or
				  hybrids thereof, for which there is no USDA conditionally licensed or
				  unconditionally licensed rabies vaccine.
C. The Department, at its discretion, may
				  issue an exotic animal possession permit to import, receive, or possess exotic
				  animals, and native animals. An exotic animal possession permit is not required
				  for importation or possession of domestic animals or for importation or
				  possession of exempt exotic animals.
D. Persons wishing to obtain a permit to
				  import or possess exotic wild animals can do so through the Department,
				  Division of Agriculture.
E. Persons
				  wishing to obtain a permit to import or possess native wildlife as defined in
				  §
										3.6(A)(14)
				  of this Part can do so through the Department, Division of Fish and
				  Wildlife.
F. Any resident person
				  who at the time of the adoption of these Regulations possesses a USDA
				  Exhibitors License and currently possesses a Wild Animal Possession permit from
				  the Department for a native or exotic animal, shall be authorized to continue
				  to possess the animal(s) in question, in accordance with these regulations, for
				  the life of that animal. Any request to possess additional animals shall be
				  subject to the requirements of these Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.10 - Application for Permit

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications for
				  wild animal possession permits will be made on forms provided by the
				  Department.
B. All applications for
				  a wild animal possession permit must include the following for each species:
1. The number, sex, age, and true scientific
				  name and means of permanent individual identification of each individual animal
				  proposed to be imported and/or possessed.
2. The carrier and point of first arrival as
				  well as the location where each animal will be kept within the State.
3. The purpose for which the wild animal will
				  be imported and possessed.
4. The
				  full name and complete street address of the consignee and consignor (P.O.
				  boxes are not acceptable).
5. A
				  "health certificate" (certificate of veterinary inspection) issued by a
				  Federally-accredited veterinarian licensed in the State of origin of the exotic
				  animal. The health certificate is to include the results and dates of any
				  testing that was determined necessary by the Director prior to entry into the
				  State of Rhode Island. The health certificate must be as defined in §
											3.6(A)(11) 
				  of this Part.
6. The location where
				  the animal(s) will be held in quarantine upon entry into the State of Rhode
				  Island. This location and all enclosures must be inspected and approved prior
				  to issuance of a wild animal possession permit.
7. The location where the animal(s) will be
				  permanently held after release from quarantine. This location and all
				  enclosures must be inspected and approved prior to issuance of a wild animal
				  possession permit.
8. The name and
				  address of the veterinarian currently licensed in Rhode Island who will conduct
				  the tests and examinations specified by the Department. A letter from a
				  veterinarian currently licensed in Rhode Island stating that he/she will
				  conduct any testing or examinations as will be required periodically by the
				  Department.
9. Except for AZA
				  certified facilities, any person desiring to import or possess a wild animal
				  shall also provide a detailed written description to the Department of the
				  manner in which the animal(s)' nutritional, housing, and exercise needs will be
				  met. Approval of this document must be made prior to issuance of a wild animal
				  possession permit.
10. Any other
				  information that the Department may deem to be relevant to the specific
				  request.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.11 - Issuance and Conditions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Issuance of
				  exotic or native wild animal import or possession permits may be made by the
				  Department upon the following:
1. Receipt of
				  written application providing all of the information enumerated in this Part
				  not less than seven (7) days preceding the probable day of shipment of the
				  animal(s);
2. Satisfactory
				  inspection by the Department of the proposed quarantine site and final
				  enclosures;
3. Payment of the
				  necessary permit fee of five dollars ($5.00) per animal as required under R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											4-18-8. (Fee applicable only to
				  exotic wild animals as defined);
4.
				  Determination by the Department that importation or possession of the exotic or
				  native wild species will not endanger the public health or the health of native
				  wildlife or domestic animals to an extent greater than possession of domestic
				  animals or exempt exotic animals would;
5. Approval of the proposed point of first
				  (1st) entry into the State of Rhode Island;
				  and,
6. Receipt and approval by the
				  Rhode Island State Veterinarian of a Health Certificate signed and issued
				  within thirty (30) days of the anticipated arrival of the wild animal(s). Such
				  Health Certificate must be issued by a Federally-accredited Veterinarian
				  licensed in the State of origin of the exotic or native wild animal(s), be
				  countersigned by the State Veterinarian of the State of origin and be
				  accompanied by any test records determined to be necessary by the Department.
				  The Health Certificate must state that the animal(s) is free from signs of
				  infectious, contagious, and zoonotic diseases in addition to the specific
				  required tests.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.12 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Any agent of the Department acting in his or her official
					 capacity has the authority to enforce the provisions of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.13 - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any violation pursuant to the provisions
				  of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 20-4 and/or this Part may be cause for imposing
				  penalties in accordance with the provisions of the above mentioned statute
				  and/or this Part, as well as revocation of existing exotic or native wild
				  animal possession permits.
B. Any
				  exotic or native wild animal imported into or possessed within the State of
				  Rhode Island without obtaining a permit to do so prior to import or possession
				  will be considered to be contraband. Any such animal may be confiscated by the
				  Department or any other law enforcement agency. Any confiscated animal may be
				  euthanized and its entire carcass or parts thereof may be held as evidence. Any
				  confiscated animal not euthanized may be kept by the Department with the owner
				  of the animal being responsible for cost of care including but not limited to
				  cost of feeding, boarding, veterinary care, transportation, and routine
				  husbandry.
C. If an exotic or
				  native wild animal is judged to have been illegally possessed or imported, the
				  Department may make a reasonable effort to find suitable placement for the
				  animal or at the discretion of the Department, the animal may be
				  euthanized.
D. Upon a determination
				  that the permittee is or has been in violation of the requirements of the
				  subject permit or that the applicant has submitted with inaccurate information,
				  the Department may deny, revoke, or suspend existing permit(s) issued pursuant
				  to this Part. Upon denial, revocation, or suspension of a permit for which the
				  animal is already in the possession of the applicant, the animal may be seized
				  by the Department. Any animal that is seized by the Department may be
				  euthanized. The owner of any animal that is seized by the Department, but is
				  not euthanized, is responsible for all cost of care including but not limited
				  to cost of feeding, boarding, veterinary care, transportation, and routine
				  husbandry while the animal is in the custody of the Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.14 - Penalty

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Judicially Imposed Penalties:
1. Any person who is found in violation of
				  this Part with the subject animal being an exotic wild animal may be penalized
				  under the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											4-18-14 Penalty for violations. Any
				  person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than
				  one hundred dollars ($100.00), and the loss of any specimen referred to in this
				  chapter.
2. Any person who is found
				  in violation of this Part with the subject animal being a native wild animal
				  may be penalized under the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											20-1-16 Penalty for violations.
				  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the violation of any law or Rule or
				  Regulation relating to wild animals, wild birds, lobsters and fish, marine,
				  freshwater and anadromous fisheries and shellfisheries shall be a misdemeanor,
				  punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
				  imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days, or both.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.15 - Appeal and Hearing Procedure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Opportunity for
				  Hearing:
1. Denials: Any person whose
				  application for an application for a permit or permit renewal is denied, may
				  appeal to the Administrative Adjudication Division for review of the decision
				  on which the denial is based.
2.
				  Violations: Any person, who has been issued a notice of violation of any of the
				  provisions of these rules, may request a hearing from the Administrative
				  Adjudication Division, subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-17.1-2(21).
3. Hearings and Administrative Procedure:
				  Pursuant to the authority granted to the Department in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-17.7-9.
a. Any person who seeks an adjudicatory
				  hearing in order to contest an enforcement action which alleges violation(s) of
				  this Part must file said request in writing with the clerk of Administrative
				  Adjudication Division, One Capitol Hill, Fourth Floor, Providence, Rhode
				  Island, 02908 within twenty (20) days of receipt of the contested agency
				  enforcement action.
b. Any person
				  who seeks an adjudicatory hearing relative to the denial of a permit or
				  sub-permit arising under this Part must file said request in writing with the
				  clerk of Administrative Adjudication Division One Capitol Hill, Fourth Floor,
				  Providence, Rhode Island, 02908 within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of
				  the contested agency action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 05 - Animal Health › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals › Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.16 - Superseded Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
On the effective date of this Part, all previous Rules and
					 Regulations and any policies regarding the administration and enforcement of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 4-18 shall be superseded. However, any judicial or
					 administrative enforcement action instituted by, or application submitted to,
					 the Department prior to the effective date of this Part shall be governed by
					 the Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the enforcement action was
					 taken, or the application filed.