2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-9-21 — Forfeiture of unlawfully imported goods.

    All goods imported in a vessel as described in § 23-9-13 [repealed] that shall be clandestinely landed or brought into any house, shop, or warehouse without a certificate and allowance as provided in § 23-9-19, or that shall be imported by land as provided in § 23-9-20 and not cleansed or aired by order of the city or town council, shall be forfeited; one-third ( 1/3) of those goods to the use of the state and two-thirds ( 2/3) to the use of the person who shall sue for the goods.