Haw. Rev. Stat. § 321-17

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 321-17 - Vessels to carry diseased persons; penalty

Vessels, regardless of tonnage, and other common carriers, shall be permitted or required to carry persons having Hansen's disease or other contagious diseases under such restrictions and provisions as may be prescribed by the department of health. Apartments on steamers or on other common carriers occupied by cases of Hansen's disease or other diseases shall be disinfected in a manner prescribed or approved by the department.

The master or owner of any such vessel knowingly violating this section shall be fined not more than $200.

HRS § 321-17

L 1893-4, c 30, §§1, 2; am L 1903, c 8, §2; am L 1909, c 132, §1; RL 1925, §§1208, 1209; am L 1929, c 149, pt of §1; am L 1931, c 139, §5; am L 1933, c 118, §1; am L 1933-4, c 30, §1; RL 1935, §903; RL 1945, §2019; RL 1955, § 46-17; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS § 321-17; am L 1969, c 152, §1; am L 1981, c 185, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §16