§ 4-27-1 Short title
§ 4-27-2 Research dogs and cats – Retirement

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 4-27 - Retirement of Research Dogs and Cats

  • Acceptable release rate: means a measured release rate not to exceed four (4. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than through sexual intercourse and includes, but is not limited to:

    (i)  Intrauterine, intracervical, or vaginal insemination;

    (ii)  Donation of gametes;

    (iii)  Donation of embryos;

    (iv)  In vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and

    (v)  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102

  • Birth: includes stillbirth and fetal death. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Commercial boat yard: means any facility which engages for hire in the construction, storage, maintenance, repair, or refurbishing of vessels (other than seaplanes) or any licensed independent marine maintenance contractor who engages in those activities. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • Embryo: means a cell or group of cells containing a diploid complement of chromosomes or a group of such cells, not including a gamete, that has the potential to develop into a live born human being if transferred into the body of a person under conditions in which gestation may be reasonably expected to occur. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Gestational carrier: means an adult individual who is not an intended parent and who enters into a gestational carrier agreement to bear a child conceived using the gametes of another individual and not the gestational carrier's own, except that an individual who carries a child for a family member using the gestational carrier's own gametes and who fulfills the requirements of article 8 of this chapter is a gestational carrier. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Gestational carrier agreement: means a contract between an intended parent or parents and a gestational carrier intended to result in a live birth. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Intended parent: means an individual, whether married or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction or a gestational carrier agreement. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Marine antifoulant paint: means any compound, coating, paint, or treatment applied or used for the purpose of controlling freshwater or marine fouling organisms on vessels. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Parent: means an individual who has established parentage that meets the requirements of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Parentage: means the legal relationship between a child and a parent as established under this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Sign: means , with the intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:

    (i)  Execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

    (ii)  Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102

  • Spouse: includes a partner in a civil union or a partner in a legal relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits, and responsibilities as marriage and is recognized as valid in the state or jurisdiction in which it was entered. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Transfer: means a procedure for assisted reproduction by which an embryo or sperm is placed in the body of the individual who will give birth to the child. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Tributyltin compounds: means any compound having three (3) normal butyl groups attached to a tin atom and with or without an anion such as chloride, fluoride, or oxide. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, whether self-propelled or otherwise, and includes barges and tugs. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
  • Witnessed: means that at least one individual is authorized to sign and has signed a record to verify that the individual personally observed a signatory sign the record. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102