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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-14 - Damage by Animals
Section 4-14-2 - Animals breaking into enclosure - Action for damages - Impoundment.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 4-14-2 (2017)
§ 4-14-2. Animals breaking into enclosure - Action for damages - Impoundment.
If any neat-cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs breaks through a lawful fence into the enclosure of any person, the person aggrieved may recover his or her damages either by action against the owner of the trespassing beasts or by impounding the beasts.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 129, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 155, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 185, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 642, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 4-14-2.)
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