R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1.1-4

Current through 2024 Public Law 44

Section 4-1.1-4 - [Effective 7/1/2026] Exceptions

This chapter shall not apply:

(1) During medical research;

(2) Temporary confinement prior to and during examination, testing, individual treatment or operation for veterinary purposes;

(3) During transportation;

(4) During rodeo exhibitions, state or county fair exhibitions, 4-H programs, and similar exhibitions or educational programs;

(5) During temporary confinement for animal husbandry purposes for no more than six (6) hours in any twenty-four-hour (24) period, unless ordered by a licensed veterinarian;

(6) During the humane slaughter of a covered animal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17 of this title, and other applicable laws and regulations;

(7) To a sow during the five-day (5) period prior to the sow's expected date of giving birth and any day that the sow is nursing piglets;

(8) To calves being trained to exhibit; and

(9) To calves being trained to accept routine confinement in dairy and beef housing.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1.1-4

Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 348,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2026.

P.L. 2012, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 285, § 1.

This section is set out twice. See also § 4-1.1-4, effective until 7/1/2026.