· RI legislature · 2025

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties for malicious injury to or killing of animals.

Sponsor

Brandon Potter (D-RI)

Introduced

2025-06-11

Policy area

Animals

Latest action

06/11/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary