{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-39.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12-39.1","heading":"No discharge awareness and education.","body":"(a) Definitions. As used in this section and in conjunction with this chapter, the following terms shall be construed as follows:\n(1) “Marine sanitation device” means either a marine sanitation device-type I, a marine sanitation device-type II, or a marine sanitation device-type III with a holding tank and through-hull fitting that would allow sewage to be discharged overboard.\n(b) At the time of registration, a boat owner shall be provided with educational material notifying them that, if the recipient boat has a marine sanitation device, the marine sanitation device must be properly secured in a manner that prevents overboard discharges when operating in Rhode Island waters consistent with § 46-12-39.\n(c) — (i) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 22.]","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 12 Water Pollution"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-12/46-12-39.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:04Z","sha256":"33594bd274818a438532732b33632d7285fac8bb2582ed2ed8ce2b49f44ae812","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-39","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}