{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-25-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-25-3","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"The general assembly intends:\n(1) To support and develop more robust and self-sustaining agricultural and seafood sectors that also promotes emerging agricultural industries;\n(2) That policies and programs of the state will support and promote the Rhode Island agriculture and seafood industries as a vital component of the state’s economy and essential steward of our land and coastal waters;\n(3) That current policies and programs pertaining to the viability of Rhode Island’s agricultural and seafood industries be reviewed and confirmed or changed in order to assure the long-term economic prosperity of the industries; and\n(4) That Rhode Island will promote processing and consumption of agricultural and seafood products from within Rhode Island.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 25 The Rhode Island Local Agriculture and Seafood Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-25/2-25-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:00Z","sha256":"a5067e0cd706cc973a35bccf80d6d029bd621016fb9568970e00c722abd9b322","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-25-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-25-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}