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2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-13.1 - Regulation of Vicious Dogs
Section 4-13.1-13 - Liability of parents for damages caused by dog owned by minor.
RI Gen L § 4-13.1-13 (2014) What's This?
§ 4-13.1-13 Liability of parents for damages caused by dog owned by minor. – In the event that the owner or keeper of the vicious dog is a minor, the parent or guardian of that minor is liable for all injuries and property damage sustained by any person or domestic animal caused by an unprovoked attack by that vicious dog.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1986, ch. 429, § 3.)
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