§ 23-23.5-6 City or town designation ofplace for slaughterhouse. The city or town councils of the several cities or towns may designate andestablish the place or places where, subject to the provisions of chapter 27 oftitle 21, the business of slaughtering cattle and other animals shall becarried on, and vest in the occupant or owner a right to use and occupy thatplace, for the purposes of slaughtering cattle and other animals, until theright is withdrawn or suspended in the manner provided in § 23-23.5-7, oruntil that use and occupancy is abated as a public nuisance.