{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-17-3","heading":"Shackling and hoisting.","body":"No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which causes injury or pain.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 17 Humane Slaughter of Livestock"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-17/4-17-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:08Z","sha256":"e9ea9d8c1e59a0a4da2507583f327ea51b2834ed3515e4261da9218721dd587b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}