{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-18-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-18-5","heading":"Issuance of import permits.","body":"Issuance of import permits for animals listed under § 4-18-3 may be made by the department upon:\n(1) Submission of written application providing the information enumerated under § 4-18-4 not less than seven (7) days preceding the probable date of shipment;\n(2) Completion of an inspection indicating that the quarantine facility or premises designated in the application are adequate;\n(3) Payment of the necessary permit fees required under § 4-18-8;\n(4) Determination by the department that the public health and safety is not endangered; and\n(5) Approval of the probable point of first arrival into this state.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 18 Importation of Wild Animals"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-18/4-18-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:09Z","sha256":"f1fe4b7a6f5d2feabf86d496da75bc5e649485629daa1a7ff2cbde23fc446525","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-18-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-18-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}