Rules and Regulations Governing Animal Care Facilities
250-RICR-40-05-4 INACTIVE RULE
Title | 250 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
Chapter | 40 | Agriculture and Resource Marketing |
Subchapter | 05 | Animal Health |
Part | 4 | Rules and Regulations Governing Animal Care Facilities |
Type of Filing | Adoption |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 10/08/2015 to 06/20/2016 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL Chapter 42-17.1and Section 4-19-13
Purpose and Reason:
Pursuant to the statutory requirement contained within RIGL 4-19-13, these proposed regulations provide minimal animal care and housing standards at licensed animal care facilities to ensure that the animals are kept in a manner that is safe and sanitary for their well-being, and in a manner that will mitigate any disease risk to the other animals and humans residing in the state. Minor changes made per comment to requirements for record retention for facility cleaning.