§ 4-11-9 - Quarantine and destruction of nonpsittacine birds exposed to psittacosis. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 4-11-9

   § 4-11-9  Quarantine and destruction ofnonpsittacine birds exposed to psittacosis. – Birds not of the psittacine family are to be regarded as dangerous when theyhave been exposed to psittacosis, and after that exposure shall be quarantinedfor three (3) weeks and killed and burned by the owner or other person incharge of those birds if they develop or appear to develop symptoms of thedisease.