Rhode Island § 23-9-21 § 23-9-21. Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-9-21 — § 23-9-21. Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods.

Rhode Island § 23-9-21

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-9Quarantine of Vessels

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-21 (2026).

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§ 23-9-21. Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods.
All goods imported in a vessel as described in this chapter that shall be clandestinely
            landed or brought into any house, shop, or warehouse without a certificate and allowance
            as provided in § 23-9-19, or that shall be imported by land as provided in § 23-9-20 and not cleansed or aired by order of the city or town council, shall be forfeited;
            one-third (â…“) of those goods to the use of the state and two-thirds (â…”) to the use
            of the person who shall sue for the goods.
         

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

All goods imported in a vessel as described in this chapter that shall be clandestinely landed or brought into any house, shop, or warehouse without a certificate and allowance as provided in § 23-9-19, or that shall be imported by land as provided in § 23-9-20 and not cleansed or aired by order of the city or town council, shall be forfeited; one-third (â…“) of those goods to the use of the state and two-thirds (â…”) to the use of the person who shall sue for the goods.