Section 250-RICR-40-05-3.5 - Administrative FindingsA. 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.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-05-3.5
Amended effective 7/11/2021