§ 4-5-18 - Violations by public officers. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 4-5-18

   § 4-5-18  Violations by public officers.– (a) Any cattle commissioner, veterinarian or other officer, agent, or employeeappointed by the director of environmental management, having immediate controlof the carcass of an affected animal as described in § 4-5-3, who permitsthe disposal of that carcass or any part in any manner as will be detrimentalto the public health, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars($1,000), or imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years.

   (b) Any cattle commissioner, veterinarian or other officer,agent, or employee appointed who shall knowingly certify for payment the claimof any person not the owner of the affected animals at the time of the testdescribed in § 4-5-1, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars($500), or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.