{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-12","heading":"Federal quarantine system superseding Providence regulations.","body":"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.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 9 Quarantine of Vessels"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-9/23-9-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:40Z","sha256":"646278cfd1109e3212ab79f476fa189836314391d1ac0f52d7bca449ad8b0a6b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-9-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}