R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-10-12
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§ 4-10-12. Bill of sale to accompany poultry in transit.
Official statutory text
No person shall transport live poultry in connection with the sale from place to place upon any public highway or road in this state unless he or she has in his or her possession a bill of sale signed by the vendor or agent of that vendor and containing the vendors address, the date of transaction, number of poultry, and/or weight, breed and price of poultry and any other information as in the discretion of the director will describe that poultry and establish specifically their proper ownership. The information shall be available at any time to the director or his or her duly authorized agent or agents.
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