{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-16-3","heading":"Retention of estrays by taker.","body":"Every estrayed animal taken up shall be kept by the person who took it up thirty (30) days. If it is a horse, the person shall have a withe kept about the horse’s neck the whole of that time.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 16 Estrays"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-16/4-16-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:08Z","sha256":"b81f8a4736aa7d56d388fb266b53c990ba9e114867662bf0bec8714343458477","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}