S.2443

Rhode Island S2443 redefines a farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry, and reduces the revenue requirement from $10,000 to.

Rhode Island S2443 amends the definition of a farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry. It reduces the revenue requirement from $10,000 to $2,500 for a parcel of land to be considered a farm. This change affects individuals, partnerships, or corporations engaged in agricultural operations, including horticulture, field crops, viticulture, floriculture, forestry, and stabling of horses. The bill also expands the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Management to include all agricultural operations. This act takes effect upon passage.