# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 18. Disease Prevention

### Subtitle 2. Reports; Preventive Actions

#### Section 18-212.1

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.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)