{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-13-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-8","heading":"Suspension or revocation of license.","body":"Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the state board of inspection of horse riding schools, after a hearing, for any one or more of the following causes:\n(1) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable food, water, and shelter for the horses under his or her control;\n(2) Maintenance by the holder of the license of an unsanitary or unfit stable;\n(3) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable saddles, bridles, harnesses, and other tack or equipment;\n(4) The letting or use for riding or driving purposes of unfit horses;\n(5) The permitting of horses to work more than eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) consecutive hours;\n(6) The refusal by any holder of a license to allow a member of the board to enter and inspect the premises upon which a riding school is being operated or the obstruction by any holder of a license of any member of the state board of inspection of horse riding schools in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter;\n(7) The commission by any license holder of any act prohibited by chapter 1 of title 4 or the suffering by the holder of a license of the commission of any act by any other person with relation to any horse under the control of that holder; and\n(8) Any other cause that, in the opinion of the board, taking into consideration the welfare of the horses under his or her control, shows that the holder of a license is an unfit person to operate a riding school.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 13 Horse Riding Schools"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-13/5-13-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:14Z","sha256":"9db9a77545eba4a0324f65d875cd1629a0f5b11f9023f42c126e3af93540b340","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-13-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-13-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}