Rhode Island § 2-23-4 § 2-23-4. "Agricultural operationsâ€� defined.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 2-23-4 — § 2-23-4. "Agricultural operationsâ€� defined.

Rhode Island § 2-23-4

Title 2Agriculture and Forestry

Ch. 2-23Right to Farm

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-23-4 (2026).

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§ 2-23-4. "Agricultural operationsâ€� defined.
(a) As used in this chapter, "agricultural operationsâ€� includes any commercial enterprise
            that has as its primary purpose horticulture, viticulture, viniculture, floriculture,
            forestry, stabling of horses, dairy farming, or aquaculture, or the raising of livestock,
            including for the production of fiber, furbearing animals, poultry, or bees, and all
            such other operations, uses, and activities as the director, in consultation with
            the chief of division of agriculture, may determine to be agriculture, or an agricultural
            activity, use or operation. The mixed-use of farms and farmlands for other for

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§ 2-23-4. "Agricultural operationsâ€� defined.

(a) As used in this chapter, "agricultural operationsâ€� includes any commercial enterprise that has as its primary purpose horticulture, viticulture, viniculture, floriculture, forestry, stabling of horses, dairy farming, or aquaculture, or the raising of livestock, including for the production of fiber, furbearing animals, poultry, or bees, and all such other operations, uses, and activities as the director, in consultation with the chief of division of agriculture, may determine to be agriculture, or an agricultural activity, use or operation. The mixed-use of farms and farmlands for other forms of enterprise including, but not limited to, the display of antique vehicles and equipment, retail sales, tours, classes, petting, feeding and viewing of animals, hay rides, crop mazes, festivals and other special events are hereby recognized as a valuable and viable means of contributing to the preservation of agriculture.

(b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict, limit, or prohibit nonagricultural operations from being undertaken on a farm except as otherwise restricted, regulated, limited, or prohibited by law, regulation, or ordinance or to affect the rights of persons to engage in other lawful nonagricultural enterprises on farms; provided, however, that the protections and rights established by this chapter shall not apply to such nonagricultural activities, uses or operations.

Legislative History

P.L. 1982, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 408, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 406, § 1.