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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5703 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001371 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY – TRAVELING CIRCUSES |
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| 16 | 16 | | PROHIBITED |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representative William W. O'Brien |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Title 4 of the General Laws entitled "ANIMALS AND ANIMAL 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | HUSBANDRY" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | CHAPTER 28 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | TRAVELING CIRCUSES PROHIBITED 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 4-28-1. Purpose. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the operation of traveling circuses, shows and 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | related activities in order to prevent the mistreatment of animals used in circuses. 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 4-28-2. Traveling circuses prohibited. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor, walk, exhibit, or operate a 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | traveling show or circus that includes live wild or other exotic animals on any public or private 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | land in the State of Rhode Island. 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) This section shall not apply to domestic animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | cats, horses, donkeys, and farm animals. 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (c) This section shall not apply to educational exhibits. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (d) Violations of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per animal, and imprisonment for not more 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | than thirty (30) days. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. 17 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LC001371 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 51 | 51 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 52 | 52 | | OF |
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| 53 | 53 | | A N A C T |
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| 54 | 54 | | RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY – TRAVELING CIRCUSES |
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| 55 | 55 | | PROHIBITED |
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| 57 | 57 | | This act would make it unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor, walk, exhibit, or 1 |
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| 58 | 58 | | operate a traveling show or circus that includes live wild or other exotic animals on any public or 2 |
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| 59 | 59 | | private land in the State of Rhode Island. Violations would be punished by a fine from fifty dollars 3 |
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| 60 | 60 | | ($50.00) up to five hundred dollars ($500) per animal and up to thirty (30) days imprisonment for 4 |
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| 61 | 61 | | each day in violation. 5 |
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| 62 | 62 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 6 |
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