Definitions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-7-1
in effect7-7-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
(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;
(2) “Association” means any corporation formed under this chapter;
(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;
(4) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, or two
(2) or more persons having a joint or common interest.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1202, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 117, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 7-7-1.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-7/7-7-1.htmFetched: 10/20/2026