{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-17-4","heading":"Method of slaughter.","body":"No slaughterer, packer, or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 17 Humane Slaughter of Livestock"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-17/4-17-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:08Z","sha256":"e5795bfca81ec20c5879a5f45382d6ed5b40f6f3d9909eba94d2ebac355c3761","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-17-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}