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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-20 - Rodeo Animals and Livestock
Section 4-20-5 - Duties of veterinarian in charge.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 4-20-5 (2017)
§ 4-20-5. Duties of veterinarian in charge.
The appointed veterinarian, once appointed to oversee any rodeo, shall have access to the complete site of any activity involving animals to be employed in the event. The veterinarian shall have complete authority over the treatment and use of any animal that becomes injured in this event. The veterinarian shall have the right to declare any animal unfit for use in any such event and his or her decision shall be final after that decision has been communicated to the person in charge, as communicated to the animal control officer in § 4-20-2.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1989, ch. 245, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 2, § 49.)
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