Town of East Greenwich, RI
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2023-11-27
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The Code
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Chapter 23 Animals
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 15 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 19 Amusements
- Ch 23 Animals
- Ch 23 Art I Administration and Enforcement
- § 23-1 Definitions.
- § 23-2 Exemptions.
- § 23-3 Violations and penalties.
- § 23-4 Enforcement.
- § 23-5 Complaints; filing of complaint form.
- § 23-6 Authority of officer to enter premises; seizure of animal.
- § 23-7 Interference with officer.
- § 23-8 Records.
- Ch 23 Art II Confinement and Impoundment
- § 23-9 Confinement of certain dogs by owners required; destruction of dogs under emergency conditions.
- § 23-10 Wild animals.
- § 23-11 Restraint.
- § 23-12 Impoundment; care; notice; disposition; destruction.
- § 23-13 Redemption; ownership; disposition or destruction.
- § 23-14 Impoundment fees.
- Ch 23 Art III Regulation and Control
- § 23-15 Noisy or trespassing animal declared nuisance; abatement.
- § 23-16 Dogs in commercial establishments and eating places prohibited.
- § 23-17 Number of dogs limited; exception.
- § 23-18 Business of keeping swine.
- § 23-19 Keeping swine restricted.
- Ch 23 Art IV Canine Waste Removal
- § 23-20 Removal and disposal required.
- § 23-21 Means of removal to be in possession of owner.
- § 23-22 Acceptable removal tools and implements.
- § 23-23 Violations and penalties.
- § 23-24 Exception for handicapped persons.
- Ch 23 Art V Rabies Control
- § 23-25 Bite reports; isolation; examination and diagnosis; vaccination; quarantine; infected animals.
- § 23-26 Physician to report.
- § 23-27 Veterinarians to report.
- § 23-28 Dogs and cats to be vaccinated.
- § 23-29 Keeping unvaccinated dog or cat.
- § 23-30 Vaccine standards; certificate.
- § 23-31 Certificate prerequisite to license.
- § 23-32 Impounding of unvaccinated dogs and cats.
- Ch 34 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 38 Building Construction
- Ch 43 Burials
- Ch 47 Burning, Open
- Ch 51 Business Regulations
- Ch 54 Cannabis
- Ch 55 Capital Improvements
- Ch 63 Comprehensive Permits
- Ch 72 Courts
- Ch 78 Departments
- Ch 85 Earth Removal
- Ch 93 Fees
- Ch 99 Firearms
- Ch 100 Fire Prevention, Inspection and Investigation
- Ch 109 Flea Markets
- Ch 113 Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 122 Gravel Banks
- Ch 128 Harbor Management
- Ch 134 Industrial Wastewater Discharges
- Ch 138 Junkyards/Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 143 Land Trust
- Ch 152 Noise
- Ch 159 Officers and Employees
- Ch 166 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 170 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 174 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 179 Police Department
- Ch 184 Property Maintenance
- Ch 187 Purchasing Policy
- Ch 191 Rental Dwellings
- Ch 197 Sewers
- Ch 207 Stormwater Pollution Prevention
- Ch 212 Solid Waste Management
- Ch 218 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 227 Taxation
- Ch 235 Towing
- Ch 239 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 244 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 248 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 260 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A261 Special Acts
- Ch A263 Development and Subdivision Review Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of East Greenwich 6-22-1993 by Ord. No. 595 as Ch. 3 of the 1993 Code;
amended 3-10-1998 by Ord. No. 655; 2-22-1996 by Ord. No. 628. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
STATE LAW REFERENCES
Dogs — See R.I.G.L. § 4-13-1
et seq.
Vicious dogs — See R.I.G.L.
§ 4-13.1-1 et seq.
Animals at large — See R.I.G.L.
§ 4-15-1 et seq.
Cat identification program — See
R.I.G.L. § 4-22-1 et seq.
Local health regulations — See
R.I.G.L. § 23-19.2-1 et seq.
