Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-9 - Quarantine of Vessels

Section 23-9-1. - Appointment of seaport health officers — Duties and compensation. - § 23-9-1. Appointment of seaport health officers — Duties and...

Section 23-9-2. - Publication of city or town quarantine regulations. - § 23-9-2. Publication of city or town quarantine regulations. The...

Section 23-9-3. - Places from which vessels arriving are subject to quarantine. - § 23-9-3. Places from which vessels arriving are subject to...

Section 23-9-4. - Designation of time and place of quarantine. - § 23-9-4. Designation of time and place of quarantine. The...

Section 23-9-5. - Sentinel to order ships into quarantine. - § 23-9-5. Sentinel to order ships into quarantine. The city...

Section 23-9-6. - Penalty for refusal to anchor in quarantine. - § 23-9-6. Penalty for refusal to anchor in quarantine. Every...

Section 23-9-7. - Council order to anchor in quarantine. - § 23-9-7. Council order to anchor in quarantine. The city...

Section 23-9-8. - Unauthorized departure from vessel under quarantine. - § 23-9-8. Unauthorized departure from vessel under quarantine. Every person...

Section 23-9-9. - Quarantine of vessels bound for Providence. - § 23-9-9. Quarantine of vessels bound for Providence. If any...

Section 23-9-10. - Enforcement by sheriffs, sergeants, and constables. - § 23-9-10. Enforcement by sheriffs, sergeants, and constables. Every sheriff,...

Section 23-9-11. - Disposition of fines. - § 23-9-11. Disposition of fines. The fines for the violation...

Section 23-9-12. - Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations. - § 23-9-12. Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations. Whenever the...

Section 23-9-13. - Repealed. - § 23-9-13. Repealed.

Section 23-9-14. - Hoisting of quarantine colors. - § 23-9-14. Hoisting of quarantine colors. The commander of a...

Section 23-9-15. - Unauthorized departure from infected vessel. - § 23-9-15. Unauthorized departure from infected vessel. If any person...

Section 23-9-16. - Examination of vessel — Guards to prevent unauthorized communication. - § 23-9-16. Examination of vessel — Guards to prevent unauthorized...

Section 23-9-17. - Confinement or removal of persons on board. - § 23-9-17. Confinement or removal of persons on board. The...

Section 23-9-18. - Disinfection of imported goods. - § 23-9-18. Disinfection of imported goods. The city or town...

Section 23-9-19. - Certification and delivery of disinfected goods — Expense of disinfection. - § 23-9-19. Certification and delivery of disinfected goods — Expense...

Section 23-9-20. - Delivery of goods not infected — Cleansing or destruction of infected goods. - § 23-9-20. Delivery of goods not infected — Cleansing or...

Section 23-9-21. - Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods. - § 23-9-21. Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods. All goods imported...

Section 23-9-22. - Settlement of wages and charges. - § 23-9-22. Settlement of wages and charges. The city and...

Section 23-9-23. - Action for recovery of expenses. - § 23-9-23. Action for recovery of expenses. If any owner,...

Section 23-9-24. - Waters under concurrent jurisdiction of Newport. - § 23-9-24. Waters under concurrent jurisdiction of Newport. The health...