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LC004470 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY – TRAVELING CIRCUSES | |
PROHIBITED | |
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Introduced By: Representatives O'Brien, Alzate, Hawkins, Cardillo, Kazarian, and | |
Date Introduced: February 09, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 4 of the General Laws entitled "ANIMALS AND ANIMAL |
2 | HUSBANDRY" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 28 |
4 | TRAVELING CIRCUSES PROHIBITED |
5 | 4-28-1. Purpose. |
6 | The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the operation of traveling circuses, shows and |
7 | related activities in order to prevent the mistreatment of animals used in circuses. |
8 | 4-28-2. Traveling circuses prohibited. |
9 | (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor, walk, exhibit, or operate a |
10 | traveling show or circus that includes live wild or other exotic animals on any public or private |
11 | land in the State of Rhode Island. |
12 | (b) This section shall not apply to domestic animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, |
13 | cats, horses, donkeys, and farm animals. |
14 | (c) This section shall not apply to educational exhibits. |
15 | (d) Violations of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars |
16 | ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per animal, and imprisonment for not more |
17 | than thirty (30) days. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. |
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1 | 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 – TRAVELING CIRCUSES | |
PROHIBITED | |
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1 | This act would make it unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor, walk, exhibit, or |
2 | operate a traveling show or circus that includes live wild or other exotic animals on any public or |
3 | private land in the State of Rhode Island. Violations would be punished by a fine of up to five |
4 | hundred dollars ($500) and up to thirty (30) days in jail. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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