{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-7-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-7-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term:\n(1) “Agricultural products” or “products” means field crops, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and all farm products and the byproducts derived from any of them; and words used import the singular or the plural as the context demands;\n(2) “Association” means any corporation formed under this chapter;\n(3) “Member” means a person who owns a common stock in an association formed with capital stock, or who owns a certificate of membership in an association formed without capital stock;\n(4) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 7 Producers’ Cooperatives"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-7/7-7-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:11:49Z","sha256":"216a4bf64b767a2b4117af42c98de5d6f85abc2fa4ba980131c94f304df88da3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-6.2-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}