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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: 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: | |
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 "licensed releasing agencies" 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 "licensed releasing agencies" from the offense of abandoning cats. |
2 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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