The commander of a vessel as described in this chapter, on his or her arrival in any of the waters of the state, shall immediately hoist and keep his or her colors in the shrouds of that vessel as a signal that he or she has come from some infected place or has infection or contagion on board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-14
Hoisting of quarantine colors
G.L. 1896, ch. 94, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 110, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 154, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 256, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-9-14; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 40.
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