R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-8

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§ 5-13-8. Suspension or revocation of license.

Official statutory text

Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the state board of inspection of horse riding schools, after a hearing, for any one or more of the following causes:

(1) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable food, water, and shelter for the horses under his or her control;

(2) Maintenance by the holder of the license of an unsanitary or unfit stable;

(3) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable saddles, bridles, harnesses, and other tack or equipment;

(4) The letting or use for riding or driving purposes of unfit horses;

(5) The permitting of horses to work more than eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) consecutive hours;

(6) The refusal by any holder of a license to allow a member of the board to enter and inspect the premises upon which a riding school is being operated or the obstruction by any holder of a license of any member of the state board of inspection of horse riding schools in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter;

(7) The commission by any license holder of any act prohibited by chapter 1 of title 4 or the suffering by the holder of a license of the commission of any act by any other person with relation to any horse under the control of that holder; and

(8) Any other cause that, in the opinion of the board, taking into consideration the welfare of the horses under his or her control, shows that the holder of a license is an unfit person to operate a riding school.

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