§ 23-9-1 Appointment of seaport health officers – Duties and compensation
§ 23-9-2 Publication of city or town quarantine regulations
§ 23-9-3 Places from which vessels arriving are subject to quarantine
§ 23-9-4 Designation of time and place of quarantine
§ 23-9-5 Sentinel to order ships into quarantine
§ 23-9-6 Penalty for refusal to anchor in quarantine
§ 23-9-7 Council order to anchor in quarantine
§ 23-9-8 Unauthorized departure from vessel under quarantine
§ 23-9-9 Quarantine of vessels bound for Providence
§ 23-9-10 Enforcement by sheriffs, sergeants, and constables
§ 23-9-11 Disposition of fines
§ 23-9-12 Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations
§ 23-9-14 Hoisting of quarantine colors
§ 23-9-15 Unauthorized departure from infected vessel
§ 23-9-16 Examination of vessel – Guards to prevent unauthorized communication
§ 23-9-17 Confinement or removal of persons on board
§ 23-9-18 Disinfection of imported goods
§ 23-9-19 Certification and delivery of disinfected goods – Expense of disinfection
§ 23-9-20 Delivery of goods not infected – Cleansing or destruction of infected goods
§ 23-9-21 Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods
§ 23-9-22 Settlement of wages and charges
§ 23-9-23 Action for recovery of expenses
§ 23-9-24 Waters under concurrent jurisdiction of Newport

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-9 - Quarantine of Vessels

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8