§ 12-4-3

12:4-3. Owners of docks, wharves and piers may collect wharfage, dockage and rent; no hindrance to navigation The owners or holders of all docks, wharves, storehouses and piers may: a. Use, possess and repair the same; b. Lay any vessel alongside the same; c. Demand, receive and sue for and recover of and from any vessel or person using the same, reasonable wharfage, demurrage, rent or dockage; and d. Recover for any damage done to the same. This section shall not impair the legal rights of any other persons or authorize any hindrance to navigation.