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S 2443RHODE ISLANDSession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Rhode Island lowers farm revenue qualification threshold and expands farm definition to include forestry

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Redefines what constitutes a farm by reducing the amount of revenue from farm products required to be sold from $10,000 to $2500. It also expands the farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry.)

Last action · March 4, 2026: Withdrawn at sponsor's requestSponsors: Gordon Rogers and 6 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island redefines a farm by lowering the required annual revenue from farm product sales from $10,000 to $2,500 and explicitly expanding the definition to encompass all agricultural operations, including forestry.

Why it matters

Qualifying lower-revenue agricultural operations and forestry businesses as farms affects their eligibility for certain state agricultural programs, tax classifications, or regulatory provisions tied to the legal definition of a farm.

Who It Would Have Affected

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agricultural operators

Smaller farm operations generating between $2,500 and $10,000 in annual revenue now meet the legal definition of a farm.

Directly affected

forestry operators

Forestry operators are newly included within the statutory definition of a farm.

Directly affected

Department of Environmental Management

The agency must administer agricultural functions under the revised statutory definition of a farm.

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Does this measure include forestry?

Yes, the measure explicitly expands the definition of a farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry.

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This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.

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Mar 4, 2026
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Feb 6, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

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