Rhode Island Senate Bill 466 would prohibit any public animal shelter from charging an adoption fee for a dog or a cat to a person who has a valid driver’s license identifying them as a veteran. The bill would allow animal shelters to limit the number of dogs and cats adopted to veterans to one animal every six months per person.
Rhode Island Considers Exempting Veterans from Animal Shelter Adoption Fees
Excerpt from Animal Law Digest: United States Edition: Issue 75