Rhode Island § 23-9-12 § 23-9-12. Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations.

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§ 23-9-12 — § 23-9-12. Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations.

Rhode Island § 23-9-12

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-9Quarantine of Vessels

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-12 (2026).

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§ 23-9-12. Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations.
Whenever the United States of America shall put in force a system of national quarantine
            inspection for the port of Providence, the duties of the quarantine health officer
            and sentinel of that city shall be suspended for so long a period as the quarantine
            inspection shall be maintained, and whenever the United States shall establish a quarantine
            station, ground, or anchorage on or in the Providence River or Narragansett Bay, north
            of Conimicut Point, and put in force a complete system of national quarantine for
            the port of Providence, the provisions of §§ 23-9-1 — 23-9-11 shall

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

Whenever the United States of America shall put in force a system of national quarantine inspection for the port of Providence, the duties of the quarantine health officer and sentinel of that city shall be suspended for so long a period as the quarantine inspection shall be maintained, and whenever the United States shall establish a quarantine station, ground, or anchorage on or in the Providence River or Narragansett Bay, north of Conimicut Point, and put in force a complete system of national quarantine for the port of Providence, the provisions of §§ 23-9-1 — 23-9-11 shall not apply to the city of Providence or the port of Providence.