§ 23-9-18 - Disinfection of imported goods. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-9-18

   § 23-9-18  Disinfection of imported goods.– The city or town council of a city or town where a vessel as described in thischapter arrives shall appoint suitable persons to take effectual care that allgoods, wares, and merchandise imported in that vessel which they think may holdand communicate the infection or contagion are landed in some suitable place tobe appointed by the council and cleansed in the manner directed by the councilbefore they are permitted to be brought into any house, shop, or warehouse,other than that in which they are cleansed.