| Chapter 456 |
| 2016 -- H 7317 Enacted 07/12/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS |
| Introduced By: Representatives O'Brien, Serpa, Lima, Marshall, and McKiernan |
| Date Introduced: January 22, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 4-1-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-1 entitled "Cruelty to |
| Animals" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 4-1-5. Malicious injury to or killing of animals. -- (a) Every person who cuts out the |
| tongue or otherwise dismembers any animal, maliciously,; or maliciously kills or wounds any |
| animal,; or maliciously administers poison to or exposes any poisonous substance with intent that |
| the poison shall be taken or swallowed by any animal,; or who maliciously exposes poisoned |
| meat with intent that the poison meat is taken or swallowed by any wild animal, shall be |
| imprisoned not exceeding two (2) five (5) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars |
| ($1,000), and shall, in the case of any animal of another, be liable to the owner of this animal for |
| triple damages, to be recovered by civil action. In addition, any person convicted under this |
| section is required to serve ten (10) fifty (50) hours of community restitution. The community |
| restitution penalty shall not be suspended or deferred and is mandatory. |
| (b) This section shall not apply to licensed hunters during hunting season or a licensed |
| business killing animals for human consumption. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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| LC003995 |
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