Dog breed rules in Rhode Island (state law)
No breed bans allowed: no city or town may enact any rule specific to any breed of dog or catBreed rules
The details
- What the rule requires
- When regulating dogs, cats or other animals, no city or town may enact any rule, regulation or ordinance specific to any breed of dog or cat.12
- Law
- Rhode Island General Laws 4-13-43, P.L. 2013, ch. 450, and 4-13.1-16.12
The sources we read do not say: breeds named, penalty, service dog exception.
Sources
- Rhode Island General Laws 4-13-43, Prohibition of breed specific regulation, State of Rhode Island General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026
- Rhode Island General Laws 4-13.1-16, Prohibition of breed specific regulation, State of Rhode Island General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.