Rhode Island General Laws 11-8-6. Entry to steal poultry – Arrest – Fine
Every person who breaks and enters, or enters in the nighttime without breaking, any building or enclosure in which are kept or confined any kind of poultry, with intent to steal any of the poultry, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Every person who is discovered in the act of willfully entering any building or enclosure in which are kept or confined any kind of poultry, with intent to steal any of the poultry, may be arrested without a warrant by a deputy sheriff, town constable, guard, police officer, or other person and detained in jail or otherwise until a complaint can be made against him or her for the offense, and until he or she is taken on a warrant issued upon the complaint, but detention without a warrant shall not continue more than twenty-four (24) hours. One-half (½) of any fine imposed under this section shall inure to the complainant.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 26; P.L. 1912, ch. 853, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 11-8-6; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 30; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 12; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 12.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-8-6
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9