Rhode Island § 4-1-20 § 4-1-20. Duty of police officers — Fines paid to society for prevention of cruelty to animals.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 4-1-20 — § 4-1-20. Duty of police officers — Fines paid to society for prevention of cruelty to animals.

Rhode Island § 4-1-20

Title 4Animals and Animal Husbandry

Ch. 4-1Cruelty to Animals

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1-20 (2026).

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§ 4-1-20. Duty of police officers — Fines paid to society for prevention of cruelty to animals.
Any deputy sheriff, town constable, or police officer shall prosecute all violations
            of this chapter that come to his or her knowledge and all fines and forfeitures resulting
            from the complaint of any officer or agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
            to Animals under this chapter, shall enure and be paid over to the society in aid
            of the benevolent objects for which it was incorporated.
         

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§ 4-1-20. Duty of police officers — Fines paid to society for prevention of cruelty to animals.

Any deputy sheriff, town constable, or police officer shall prosecute all violations of this chapter that come to his or her knowledge and all fines and forfeitures resulting from the complaint of any officer or agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under this chapter, shall enure and be paid over to the society in aid of the benevolent objects for which it was incorporated.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 114, § 8; G.L., ch. 283, § 15, as enacted by P.L. 1901, ch. 848, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 138, § 8; ch. 349, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 141, § 8; ch. 401, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 19; ch. 640, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 4-1-20; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 10; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 2.