{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23.2-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-23.2-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the preservation of agriculture by protecting persons engaged in agricultural operations on agricultural lands, the development rights to which have been conveyed against changes in rules, regulations and requirements that would impair the ability to continue agricultural operations that were allowable at the time of the transfer of the development rights.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 23.2 Preservation of Agricultural Use"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-23.2/2-23.2-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:00Z","sha256":"0d54a5c57ae9d5ba8c0294327e67daee6e8bc910f92980005f8e217b45c5a90e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23.1-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-23.2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}