Rhode Island § 4-1-10 § 4-1-10. Possession or training of fighting animals.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 4-1-10 — § 4-1-10. Possession or training of fighting animals.

Rhode Island § 4-1-10

Title 4Animals and Animal Husbandry

Ch. 4-1Cruelty to Animals

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1-10 (2026).

Text

§ 4-1-10. Possession or training of fighting animals.
Whoever owns, possesses, keeps or trains any bird, dog, or other animal, with the
            intent that that bird, dog, or animal engages in an exhibition of fighting, shall
            be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or be imprisoned not exceeding
            two (2) years for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense shall be fined
            not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
            or be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, or both.
         

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§ 4-1-10. Possession or training of fighting animals.

Whoever owns, possesses, keeps or trains any bird, dog, or other animal, with the intent that that bird, dog, or animal engages in an exhibition of fighting, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, or both.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 114, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 138, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 141, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 640, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 4-1-10; P.L. 1980, ch. 5, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 126, § 1.