§ 2-23-2. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds:
(1) That agricultural operations are valuable to the state’s economy and the general welfare of the state’s people;
(2) That agricultural operations are adversely affected by the random encroachment of urban land uses throughout rural areas of the state;
(3) That, as one result of this random encroachment, conflicts have arisen between traditional agricultural land uses and urban land uses; and
(4) That conflicts between agricultural and urban land uses threaten to force the abandonment of agricultural operations and the conversion of agricultural resources to non-agricultural land uses, whereby these resources are permanently lost to the economy and the human and physical environments of the state.
History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 10, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 2 - Agriculture and Forestry
Section 2-23-1. - Short title.
Section 2-23-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 2-23-3. - Declaration of policy.
Section 2-23-4. - “Agricultural operations” defined.
Section 2-23-5. - Nuisance actions against agricultural operations.
Section 2-23-6. - Negligence actions — Pesticide use not affected.