Every person who shall drive any horse over any of the public highways, for the purpose of racing or trying the speed of the horse, shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) or imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) days.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-11
Testing speed of horse
G.L. 1896, ch. 74, § 6; P.L. 1901, ch. 925, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 87, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 99, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 81, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-11.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.