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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 -- IMPORTATION OF WILD | |
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ANIMALS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Tassoni, Lynch, Perry, and Pinga | |
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Date Introduced: January 11, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 4-18-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-18 entitled "Importation |
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of Wild Animals" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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4-18-3. Permit required to import wild animals. -- (a) No person shall import into, |
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receive, or possess in this state without first obtaining a permit from the department, animals of |
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the following orders, families, and genera: primates, carnivores, amphibia, reptilia, canidae, and |
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insecta. The director may by regulation designate additional orders, families, genera, or species |
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requiring a permit to import, receive or possess; or the director may by regulation waive the |
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permit requirement for specific species, orders, families and genera. |
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(b) Any animal care facility accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association |
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(AZA) shall be exempt from this provision, provided, however, the facility provides the state |
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veterinarian with a quarterly summary of any and all animal acquisitions and dispositions. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of subsections (a) or (b), no person shall be permitted |
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to own any of the following: alligator(s), crocodile(s), python(s), and boa constrictor(s). |
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Ownership shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). |
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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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RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- IMPORTATION OF WILD | |
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ANIMALS | |
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This act would prohibit the ownership of alligators, crocodiles, pythons and boa |
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constrictors. Ownership shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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