26:4-112 - Duties of Perth Amboy port health officer - New Jersey Statutes

26:4-112.  Duties of Perth Amboy port health officer
    Whenever any such vessel shall arrive at the designated anchorage place, the  Perth Amboy port health officer shall, subject to any regulation or special  order of the state department:

    a.  Visit the vessel and examine the sanitary conditions of the vessel, and  of any person, baggage, merchandise or materials on board;

    b.  Order the vessel, and any baggage, merchandise or materials on board, to  be cleansed, ventilated, and purified under his supervision and direction, and  for that purpose to require the vessel to be unloaded if necessary;

    c.  Order the vessel to be detained at quarantine for any period after the vessel, and baggage, merchandise or materials on board shall have been so cleansed, ventilated, and purified, which any regulation or special instruction  of the state department may require;

    d.  Prescribe a quarantine station for such vessel;

     e.  Prohibit and prevent communication with any infected vessel;  and

     f.  Detain and isolate any infected person.