Title 44, Chapter 14, Section 490
( 44-14-490)
Every licensed veterinarian and every operator of a facility for
boarding animals or pets shall have a lien on each animal or pet
treated, boarded, or cared for by them while in their custody and
under contract with the owner of the animal or pet for the payment
of charges for the treatment, board, or care of the animal or pet;
and the veterinarian or operator of a facility shall have the right
to retain the animal or pet until the charges are paid. Facilities
for boarding animals or pets shall include, but not be limited to,
veterinary hospitals, boarding kennels, stables, livestock sales
barns, and humane societies. |