Any authorized representative of the director, and the general agent of the Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, has the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purposes of inspection and investigating conditions relating to the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-19-15
Access of inspectors to property
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johnson v. Smith (2024)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Smith (June 2024)
P.L. 1972, ch. 46, § 1.
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.