{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-20-15","heading":"Grading of soft pine.","body":"In the surveying of soft pine boards there shall be six (6) sorts:\n(1) The first sort shall be denominated number 1 and marked I, and includes boards free from sap, rot, knots, shakes and splits, not less than one inch thick, square-edged, and contains not less than sixteen (16) feet in quantity.\n(2) The second sort shall be denominated number 2 and marked II. Lumber of this sort does not have over one inch sap on the edges and is free from shakes, rot and knots, square-edged, and not less than seven-eighths (⅞) of an inch thick.\n(3) The third sort shall be denominated number 3 and marked III. Lumber of this sort shall be free from rot and shakes and nearly free from sap and knots.\n(4) The fourth sort shall be denominated number 4 and marked IV. Lumber of this sort is free from rot, shakes and large knots, suitable for cheap finish and dressing lumber.\n(5) The fifth sort shall be denominated number 5 and marked V. Lumber of this sort is square-edged, free from rot and shakes and suitable for barn and box boards.\n(6) The sixth sort shall be denominated number 6 and marked X. Lumber of this sort is not required to be square edged, and may have rot, shakes, knots and sap.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 20 Lumber Surveys"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-20/2-20-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:17:59Z","sha256":"4021011a4a11bec0d9342dc90c2b92e4a854db53129ca1827561dcdc4b9e5508","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}