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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SALE OR ADOPTION OF | |
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SPAYED OR NEUTERED CATS | |
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Introduced By: Representative Patricia A. Serpa | |
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Date Introduced: March 28, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 4-24-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-24 entitled "Permit |
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Program for Cats" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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4-24-5. Sale or adoption of cats. -- (a) Any person or licensed business who provides or |
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offers to the public, whether or not for compensation, any pet or pet related goods, where they are |
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the primary products, or pet services shall provide to their clients, at no charge, information |
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relating to pet care and ownership, including information on city and town laws pertaining to |
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animal control. |
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(b) Any person offering cats for sale or adoption shall disclose to any purchaser or |
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adoptive owner, information regarding the licensing or permit requirements of the city or town in |
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which they reside applicable to the animal. |
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(c) No licensed releasing agency, as defined in subdivision 4-19-2(16), shall sell, |
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otherwise convey, or offer for adoption any cat which has not been spayed or neutered, unless the |
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animal is being specifically offered for breeding purposes. Alternatively, the prospective owner |
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shall be allowed to present proof that the cat's spay/neuter procedure fee has been prepaid. A fine |
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of three hundred dollars ($300) shall be imposed on any licensed releasing agency, as defined in |
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subdivision 4-19-2(16), violating this section with all the fines to be forwarded to the state |
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department of environmental management and not the general fund. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SALE OR ADOPTION OF | |
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SPAYED OR NEUTERED CATS | |
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This act would impose a fine of three hundred dollars ($300) to be paid to the state |
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department of environmental management on any licensed releasing agency offering unspayed or |
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unneutered cats for sale or adoption. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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