R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-19: Certification and delivery of disinfected goods — Expense of disinfection.

Whenever infected or contagious goods are sufficiently aired and cleansed, those persons described in § 23-9-18 shall give the owners or persons entitled to possession of those goods a certificate to that effect; and the city or town council shall allow and order those goods, wares, and merchandise to be delivered to their owners; and the charge and expense of airing, landing, and cleansing those goods, wares, and merchandise shall be borne by the respective owners; and that charge shall be a lien on those goods, wares, and merchandise.