{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-23.1-1","heading":"Findings.","body":"The general assembly finds and declares:\n(a) That the preservation and expansion of agriculture are goals of the state;\n(b) That among economic activities, agriculture is uniquely dependent on the land;\n(c) That land use and water usage regulation and land taxation can have significant impacts on the viability of agricultural operations;\n(d) That the understanding of such impacts is often not widespread or readily included in decision making; and\n(e) That farmers, who have an appreciation of such impacts, may not know in a timely manner that actions are being considered at the local level that could have a direct and significant impact on agricultural operations.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 23.1 Notification to Farmers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-23.1/2-23.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:00Z","sha256":"fbe257fd6273988cd496baeeb05399afb7fcdf2f792e1105891ab79fd5e661da","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}