{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-10-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-10-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Aquaculture” refers to the cultivation, rearing, or propagation of aquatic plants or animals under either natural or artificial conditions;\n(2) “CRMC” means the coastal resources management council;\n(3) “Director” or “department” means the director of or the department of environmental management;\n(4) “MFC” means the marine fisheries council;\n(5) “Water column” means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land.","path":["Title 20 Fish and Wildlife","Chapter 10 Aquaculture"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE20/20-10/20-10-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:20Z","sha256":"f4b71e7f9136c04137c54fdb261d8a8f18d2601dc5ca989afc0ea6dec8146cc7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-10-1.2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-20-10-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}