Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 7-13.1 > Part 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions [Effective January 1, 2023.]

• Director: means the director of the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-4.1-1
• 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
• Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, cooperative housing corporation, workers' cooperative, producers' cooperative, consumer's cooperative, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• State veterinarian: means a veterinarian employed or designated by the department. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-4.1-1
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8