Sec. 10-7. - Unlawfully injuring, killing, etc.; duties in case of accident.

(a)

No person shall run down any dog or domestic animal with a vehicle, or willfully kill, abandon, injure or abuse any dog or domestic animal, except as may be permitted by law.

(b)

Any person who kills or injures a dog or domestic animal, while driving a car, shall stop at the scene of the accident and render such assistance as is practicable and shall make a report of such death or injury to the animal control officer or to a police officer.

(c)

No person shall poison any dog or domestic animal. In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, any person alleged to have poisoned any dog or domestic animal shall be reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

(Code 1982, § 4-16; Code 2003, § 10-7)

State Law reference— Cruelty to animals, G.L. 1956, § 4-1-1 et seq.