The necessary expenses incurred in the care and disposing of seized birds or animals may be allowed and paid in the same manner that costs in criminal prosecutions are paid.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1-15
Expense of care of seized birds or animals
G.L. 1896, ch. 114, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 138, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 141, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 640, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 4-1-15.
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.