The proposed bill introduces the "Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act" as a new chapter in Title 6 of the General Laws, establishing regulations surrounding the sale and distribution of fur products sourced from animals raised on fur farms. It defines key terms such as "fur," "fur farm," and "fur product," and explicitly prohibits any person from selling, offering for sale, displaying for sale, trading, or otherwise distributing for monetary or nonmonetary consideration a fur product in Rhode Island if the fur was sourced from animals that were raised, maintained, kept, or housed on a fur farm. The bill specifies that a sale is considered to occur in the state if the buyer takes physical possession of the fur product in Rhode Island or if the seller is located in Rhode Island.

The bill outlines exemptions for the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or distribution of used fur products, fishing lures and fur pieces intended to make fishing lures, and fur products where the activity is expressly authorized by federal law. It establishes a civil penalty system for violations, categorizing them as civil infractions with increasing fines for repeat offenses: up to $500 for a first violation, up to $750 for a second violation within one year, and up to $1,000 for a third violation within one year of a second infraction. Each fur product that constitutes a violation is treated as a separate violation.

Enforcement of these provisions will be the responsibility of the attorney general, who may seek injunctive relief to prevent further violations and is required to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation within six months of the bill's effective date. Additionally, there is a rebuttable presumption that a fur product contains fur sourced from an animal raised on a fur farm. The act is set to take effect four years after its passage.