Document Citation: Md. HEALTH-GENERAL Code Ann. § 18-212.1

Header:
Annotated Code of Maryland
HEALTH - GENERAL
TITLE 18. DISEASE PREVENTION
SUBTITLE 2. REPORTS; PREVENTIVE ACTIONS
PART II. CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:

§ 18-212.1. Authority of Governor to quarantine vessels

If the Governor has strong grounds to believe that there is a danger of a malignant and contagious disease being introduced into the State, the Governor may:

(1) Quarantine a vessel that is entering the waters of the State;

(2) Prohibit or restrict contact between the State and the place affected by the disease; and

(3) Take other actions that appear to the Governor to be necessary to carry out this section.