Section 2-23.1-5. – Matters subject to notification.
§ 2-23.1-5. Matters subject to notification. Matters subject to notification shall include the following actions to: (a) change the zoning and/or permitted uses of land used for farming; (b) designate or amend the designation of land used for farming in comprehensive plans or land use ordinances; (c) change the manner taxation of real and personal […]
Section 2-25-5. – Small grants and technical assistance program established.
§ 2-25-5. Small grants and technical assistance program established. The department of environmental management shall establish the local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance program. Through the program the department shall: (1) Assist in the marketing of Rhode Island grown agricultural products and local seafood for the purpose of sale and promotion within […]
Section 2-23.1-6. – Work sessions.
§ 2-23.1-6. Work sessions. Any farmer who receives a notification as provided for in § 2-23.1-4 may request in writing, within ten (10) business days after such notification, a work session to review the impact of the matter subject to notification on farming. The request shall be made to the official designated on the notification […]
Section 2-25-6. – Local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance fund established and solicitation of funding.
§ 2-25-6. Local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance fund established and solicitation of funding. (a) For the purpose of paying the costs to the department of environmental management of administering the local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance program and for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of the […]
Section 2-23.1-7. – Emergency actions unimpaired.
§ 2-23.1-7. Emergency actions unimpaired. The provisions of §§ 2-23.1-4 and 2-23.1-6 shall not be deemed to impair, limit, or restrict the power of a public body of a city or town to take emergency actions of a temporary duration that are necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare. History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. […]
Section 2-25-7. – Use of funds.
§ 2-25-7. Use of funds. (a) A non-profit entity or small or beginning farmer may apply to the department of environmental management for a grant to be used to fulfill the purposes of the program as stated in subdivisions 2-25-5(3) and 2-25-5(4). Any grant disbursed under this program shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) […]
Section 2-23.1-8. – Validity of actions.
§ 2-23.1-8. Validity of actions. Except in instances of knowing and willful noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter, a failure to comply strictly with any of the requirements of this chapter shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any action otherwise duly taken. History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 314, § […]
Section 2-23.1-9. – Severability.
§ 2-23.1-9. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly […]
Section 2-23.2-1. – Purpose.
§ 2-23.2-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the preservation of agriculture by protecting persons engaged in agricultural operations on agricultural lands, the development rights to which have been conveyed against changes in rules, regulations and requirements that would impair the ability to continue agricultural operations that were allowable at the […]
Section 2-23-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 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 […]