R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-14-2: Concealment of wet, damaged, or inferior hay or straw.

Every person who shall put into or conceal in any bundle of hay or straw any wet or damaged hay or other material or hay of an inferior quality to that which plainly appears upon the outside of the bundle, or who knowingly offers for sale or sells any bundle as merchantable in which there is concealed any wet, damaged, or inferior hay or other materials shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.