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Town of West Greenwich, RI
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2023-12-13
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 138 Animals
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Capital Improvement Program
Ch 9
Conservation Commission
Ch 12
Courts
Ch 17
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 21
Development Corporation
Ch 26
Elections
Ch 43
Juvenile Hearing Board
Ch 54
Land Trust
Ch 78
Pensions
Ch 90
Purchasing
Ch 111
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 119
Town Council
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 135
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 138
Animals
Ch 138 Art I
Animal Control
§ 138-1
Definitions.
§ 138-2
Enforcement.
§ 138-3
Interfering with enforcement.
§ 138-4
Exceptions to applicability.
§ 138-5
Complaints.
§ 138-6
Authority to enter premises and take possession of animal.
§ 138-7
Dogs to be kept under restraint; dogs at large prohibited; impoundment fees.
§ 138-8
Dogs prohibited on school property, in stores and in eating places; exception.
§ 138-9
Reporting bite cases.
§ 138-10
Record of bite cases.
§ 138-11
Records of impoundment and disposition.
§ 138-12
Confinement of dangerous or vicious animals and female animals in heat.
§ 138-13
Domestic animals creating nuisances and disturbances; vicious animals.
§ 138-14
Keeping of wild animals.
§ 138-15
Certificate of vaccination required for license.
§ 138-16
Dog licenses; fees.
§ 138-17
Vaccination required; violations and penalties.
§ 138-18
Burial of dead animals.
§ 138-19
Limitation on number of dogs, cats and ferrets kept at residences; violations and penalties; notification of inspection.
Ch 138 Art II
Impoundment
§ 138-20
Confinement at pound.
§ 138-21
Animals subject to impoundment; abandonment prohibited.
§ 138-22
Notice to owner of impounded animal.
§ 138-23
Redemption.
§ 138-24
Disposition of unredeemed animals.
Ch 138 Art III
Rabies Control
§ 138-25
Vaccination of dogs, cats and ferrets.
§ 138-26
Quarantine of animal that has bitten person or been exposed to rabies.
§ 138-27
Surrendering animal for quarantine or destruction.
§ 138-28
Veterinarians to report suspected rabies cases.
§ 138-29
Death of quarantined animal.
§ 138-30
Surrender of carcass of animal exposed to rabies.
§ 138-31
Unauthorized destruction or removal of rabid animals, animals exposed to rabies or animals biting persons.
§ 138-32
Disposition of rabid animals.
§ 138-33
Destruction, isolation or restraint of dog, cat or domestic animal bitten by rabid animal.
§ 138-34
Area-wide quarantine; emergency vaccination of dogs or domestic animals.
Ch 138 Art IV
Penalties
§ 138-35
Violations and penalties.
Ch 143
Boats and Boating
Ch 147
Building Construction
Ch 151
Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
Ch 154
Burning, Open
Ch 159
Business Regulations
Ch 165
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Ch 166
Cemeteries
Ch 169
Donation Bins
Ch 183
Electric Transmission Lines
Ch 187
Entertainment, Shows and Special Events
Ch 195
Fees and Costs
Ch 203
Firearms
Ch 210
Flea Markets
Ch 214
Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 218
Fuel Wood
Ch 237
Junk and Secondhand Dealers
Ch 253
Loitering
Ch 260
Mobile Food Establishments
Ch 261
Mobile Homes and Trailers
Ch 269
Noise
Ch 282
Peace and Good Order
Ch 294
Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 301
Sewage and Garbage Disposal
Ch 305
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 309
Solid Waste
Ch 313
Stormwater Management
Ch 317
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 325
Taxation
Ch 350
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 356
Vehicles, Recreational
Ch 378
Wells
Ch 400
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Part III: Planning Board Regulations
Ch 450
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Ch DL
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Chapter 138
Animals
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West Greenwich
9-12-1979
by
Ord. No. 48
; amended
8-10-1994
,
4-12-1995
,
5-19-2011
and
6-11-2014
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch.
269
.
Article I
Animal Control
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§ 138-1
Definitions.
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§ 138-2
Enforcement.
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§ 138-3
Interfering with enforcement.
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§ 138-4
Exceptions to applicability.
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§ 138-5
Complaints.
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§ 138-6
Authority to enter premises and take possession of animal.
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§ 138-7
Dogs to be kept under restraint; dogs at large prohibited; impoundment fees.
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§ 138-8
Dogs prohibited on school property, in stores and in eating places; exception.
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§ 138-9
Reporting bite cases.
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§ 138-10
Record of bite cases.
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§ 138-11
Records of impoundment and disposition.
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§ 138-12
Confinement of dangerous or vicious animals and female animals in heat.
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§ 138-13
Domestic animals creating nuisances and disturbances; vicious animals.
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§ 138-14
Keeping of wild animals.
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§ 138-15
Certificate of vaccination required for license.
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§ 138-16
Dog licenses; fees.
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§ 138-17
Vaccination required; violations and penalties.
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§ 138-18
Burial of dead animals.
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§ 138-19
Limitation on number of dogs, cats and ferrets kept at residences; violations and penalties; notification of inspection.
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Article II
Impoundment
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§ 138-20
Confinement at pound.
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§ 138-21
Animals subject to impoundment; abandonment prohibited.
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§ 138-22
Notice to owner of impounded animal.
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§ 138-23
Redemption.
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§ 138-24
Disposition of unredeemed animals.
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Article III
Rabies Control
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§ 138-25
Vaccination of dogs, cats and ferrets.
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§ 138-26
Quarantine of animal that has bitten person or been exposed to rabies.
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§ 138-27
Surrendering animal for quarantine or destruction.
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§ 138-28
Veterinarians to report suspected rabies cases.
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§ 138-29
Death of quarantined animal.
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§ 138-30
Surrender of carcass of animal exposed to rabies.
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§ 138-31
Unauthorized destruction or removal of rabid animals, animals exposed to rabies or animals biting persons.
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§ 138-32
Disposition of rabid animals.
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§ 138-33
Destruction, isolation or restraint of dog, cat or domestic animal bitten by rabid animal.
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§ 138-34
Area-wide quarantine; emergency vaccination of dogs or domestic animals.
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Article IV
Penalties
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§ 138-35
Violations and penalties.
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