{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-13-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-13-2","heading":"Tax imposed by cities and towns — Enactment of local laws to prevent damage to livestock.","body":"The city or town council of any city or town may impose a yearly tax upon every person in their city or town for every dog owned or kept by him or her as the council shall judge proper; and also make any laws to prevent damage to sheep and cattle as they may deem necessary.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 13 Dogs"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-13/4-13-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:07Z","sha256":"2bb3e02a660a00e4a2fe1d599cf1da911312b3229e2a4e8dfdd3f1f748f516e2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-13-1.3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-13-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}