{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-16-8","heading":"Use of animal by taker pending reclaim.","body":"The person who shall take up any estrayed animal may lawfully use the animal during the time it may be in his or her possession, after he or she has given notice thereof to the city or town clerk as required in § 4-16-1.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 16 Estrays"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-16/4-16-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:08Z","sha256":"f8a20537a35b76c1d0c26d86ce8988900a1145ebf34da753cfd342993310ddce","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-16-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}