2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 4 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 4-7 - Livestock Dealers
Section 4-7-6 - Definitions.
§ 4-7-6. Definitions.
As used in §§ 4-7-6 - 4-7-23:
(1) "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management.
(2) "Farmers' co-operative" means a nonprofit association of producers organized with or without capital stock for the purpose of producing and/r selling food commodities.
(3) "License" means the certificate issued by the director to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling and/r transporting livestock to be sold or used for food.
(4) "Livestock" means any bovine, equine, caprine, ovine, camelids, swine or other animal sold for any purpose.
History of Section.
(R.P.L. 1957, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 291, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 468, § 2.)
