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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

     

     Introduced By: Senator Christopher S. Ottiano

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 4-24-8 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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     4-24-8. Abandonment of cats. -- If any cat is abandoned by their owner or any person

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having charge or custody of that cat, that person shall, for each offense be punished in the manner

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provided in § 4-1-2. This section shall not apply to "licensed releasing agencies" as defined in §

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4-19-2(17).

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ABANDONMENT OF CATS

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     This act would exempt "licensed releasing agencies" from the offense of abandoning cats.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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