Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of these regulations shall be subject, upon conviction after a hearing, to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for the second offense and any subsequent offense. Any offense may result in the seizure of animals by the Department. The cost of the care for any animal seized by the Department under the authority of these Rules and Regulations is the responsibility of the owner of the animal at the time of seizure. Each day for which the violation persists without remedy shall constitute a separate violation.
250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-05-5.9