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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ABANDONMENT OF CATS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, and Canario | |
Date Introduced: January 29, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
(by request) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 4-24-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-24 entitled "Permit |
2 | Program for Cats" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 4-24-8. Abandonment of cats. -- If any cat is abandoned by their owner or any person |
4 | having charge or custody of that cat, that person shall, for each offense be punished in the manner |
5 | provided in § 4-1-2. This section shall not apply to a "licensed releasing agency" as defined in § |
6 | 4-19-2(17). |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ABANDONMENT OF CATS | |
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1 | This act would exempt a "licensed releasing agency" from the offense of abandoning |
2 | cats. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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