Rhode Island § 4-1-18 § 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 4-1-18 — § 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals.

Rhode Island § 4-1-18

Title 4Animals and Animal Husbandry

Ch. 4-1Cruelty to Animals

This text of Rhode Island § 4-1-18 (§ 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1-18 (2026).

Text

§ 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals.
Any person violating this chapter may be arrested on view and held without a warrant;
            provided, that an arrest or detention without warrant shall not continue longer than
            twenty-four (24) hours; and the person making an arrest, with or without a warrant,
            shall use reasonable diligence to give notice to the owner of animals found in the
            charge or custody of the person arrested, and shall properly care and provide for
            those animals until the owner shall take charge of them, provided the owner shall
            do so within thirty (30) days from the date of the notice. The person making an arrest
   

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 4-1-18. Arrest of violators without warrant — Care of animals.

Any person violating this chapter may be arrested on view and held without a warrant; provided, that an arrest or detention without warrant shall not continue longer than twenty-four (24) hours; and the person making an arrest, with or without a warrant, shall use reasonable diligence to give notice to the owner of animals found in the charge or custody of the person arrested, and shall properly care and provide for those animals until the owner shall take charge of them, provided the owner shall do so within thirty (30) days from the date of the notice. The person making an arrest shall have a lien on those animals for the expense of their care and provision.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 114, § 5; P.L. 1898, ch. 548, § 2; P.L. 1900, ch. 747, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 138, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 141, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 640, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 4-1-18.