Animal control officers in Rhode Island can take charge of and care for abandoned, neglected, or hazardously accumulated animals.
This bill allows animal control officers in cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned, neglected, or hazardously accumulated. It includes these officers as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law. The bill also outlines procedures for the return of animals to their owners, forfeiture of ownership rights, and the ability for shelters or the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to petition the court for transfer of ownership if the owner fails to respond.
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