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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SALE OR ADOPTION OF

SPAYED OR NEUTERED CATS

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators DeVall, Crowley, Nesselbush, and Tassoni

     Date Introduced: January 18, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SALE OR ADOPTION OF

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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