RI H8152

Creates the "Forestry Parity Act" to provide forestry and forest product operations the same legal treatment and protections as farming and agriculture operations, including safeguards against nuisance lawsuits from urban/suburban land use conflicts

Exempts forestry product operations machinery and equipment from sales and use taxes, including chainsaws, sawmills, tractors, forklifts, log skidders, tree harvesters, kilns, and related items used in commercial forest production

Establishes a new "forestry vehicle" motor vehicle registration category for vehicles designed and used for forest product operations, with all such machinery and vehicles with forestry plates exempt from local property taxation

Allows municipalities to tax forestry product operations buildings only at a rate reflecting the actual costs incurred in providing services to those buildings

Makes forest product operations a permitted use in all zoning districts of a municipality, including industrial and commercial zones, except where prohibited for public health, safety, or wildlife habitat protection reasons