2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-5 - Tuberculosis Control
Section 4-5-1 - Report of affected animal - Test.
§ 4-5-1. Report of affected animal - Test.
Whenever the owner of any bovine animal suspects that animal to be affected with tuberculosis, and, in writing, requests the director of environmental management to inspect the animal, or if the director suspects any bovine animal to be affected with tuberculosis, the director shall immediately direct a veterinarian to inspect and test that animal on a specified day. The test in all cases shall be a tuberculin test conforming to the standards of the United States department of agriculture.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 99, § 10; P.L. 1904, ch. 1156, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1354, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 120, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 10; P.L. 1927, ch. 971, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 207, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 4-5-1.)
