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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Serpa, Fenton-Fung, Messier, and C Lima | |
Date Introduced: February 24, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 4-1 of the General Laws entitled "Cruelty to Animals" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 4-1-44. Tethering of an unattended dog. |
4 | (a) Any person who shall allow a dog to be tethered outside and unattended in temperatures |
5 | of thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or below, or ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) or above, for |
6 | a period of thirty (30) minutes or greater shall be in violation of this section. |
7 | (b) Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be fined not more than one |
8 | thousand dollars ($1,000). |
9 | 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 -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | |
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1 | This act would provide that any person leaving a tethered dog outside and unattended in |
2 | temperatures of thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or below, or ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) |
3 | or above, would be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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