{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-20-16","heading":"Grading of hard pine, spruce, hemlock, and juniper.","body":"In the survey of southern hard pine, spruce, hemlock and juniper boards, planks and sawed and hewed timber, there shall be two (2) sorts: (1) The first sort shall be denominated merchantable, and shall include all boards, planks, joists and timber that are sound and square-edged and well sawed; and (2) The second sort shall be denominated refuse and shall include all other descriptions, with allowance for rot.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 20 Lumber Surveys"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-20/2-20-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:17:59Z","sha256":"738c3ea19c9eab4fe2f0b46b0c4fac7eec3127027d43cbd18e6d548d4fe414be","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-20-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}