{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-14-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-14-3","heading":"Appraisal of damages for recovery by impoundment.","body":"The party aggrieved, in order to be entitled to recover damages by impounding, shall, within two (2) days after the beasts break into his or her enclosure, get two (2) qualified electors of the city or town where the trespass is committed, to appraise the damage and give a statement, in writing, under their hands, and lodge the statement with the poundkeeper.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 14 Damage by Animals"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-14/4-14-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:08Z","sha256":"aece3e748db41df0fa6c83a8e95249b2df42226eda1f7851cad498ad0aaa6186","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-14-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-14-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}