{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-22-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-22-8","heading":"Authorization to impound cats.","body":"Animal control officers and their agents are authorized and empowered to impound any roaming or feral cat at-large and to dispose of the same pursuant to the provisions of § 4-19-12. Licensed animal shelters are authorized to accept any roaming or feral cat released to them for impoundment and to dispose of the same pursuant to the provisions of § 4-19-12.","path":["Title 4 Animals and Animal Husbandry","Chapter 22 Cat Identification Program"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE4/4-22/4-22-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:09Z","sha256":"35e29d47d5cd0aeda8fd44d983df422565b393754c5a70801fba9fb82c7b3dd0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-22-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-4-22-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}