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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-29.1. 4-13-29.1 Responsibility for local rabies control. – Each city and town is required to provide for the control of rabies in cats, dogs, and ferrets within its boundaries. The municipality may elect to adopt into ordinance pro

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-13. 4-13-13 Wrongful removal of collar – Theft or destruction of licensed dogs – Poisoning. – Whoever wrongfully removes the collar from the neck of a dog licensed and collared according to the provisions of this chapter, or stea

TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-29.2. 4-13-29.2 Exemption from liability. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, neither the rabies control board, any member of the board, the state or any of the state’s subdivisions, or any person acting as thei

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-14. 4-13-14 Licensing by police authorities. – The duties imposed on town and city clerks by this chapter shall be performed by the boards of police commissioners, respectively, in the cities and towns where these boards grant th

TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-29. 4-13-29 Quarantine to suppress rabies – Report of cases. – (a) The rabies control board of Rhode Island is empowered to issue any rules and regulations not contrary to law that may be necessary in setting the terms and condit

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-9. 4-13-9 Pups exempt from license. – No license shall be required for any dog under the age of six (6) months. History of Section. (G.L. 1909, ch. 111, 29; P.L. 1897, ch. 462, 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, 29; G.L. 1923, ch.

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-19. 4-13-19 Order to confine or kill vicious dog – Subsequent damages. – (a) If any person, or any member of his or her family shall be assaulted by any dog, out of the enclosure of its owner or keeper, or if any person shall hav

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-4.1. 4-13-4.1 Notice to new owner of inoculation and licensing requirements. – (a) It is unlawful for any dog pound, animal shelter, kennel, pet store, or any other facility licensed pursuant to chapter 19 of this title to sell, g

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TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-20. 4-13-20 Appraisal of damages done by dogs. – Each town or city council, excepting the town and city councils in the cities of Newport and Pawtucket and in the towns of Jamestown, Little Compton, New Shoreham, Tiverton, Exeter

TITLE 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry CHAPTER 4-13 Dogs SECTION 4-13-38. 4-13-38 Dogs attacking deer. – A person owning, keeping or possessing a dog shall not allow, permit or consent to this dog chasing, hunting, molesting, attacking, or killing a deer. The director of environmental management is