§ 23-26-1. Definitions. The following words, as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Bedding” or “article of bedding” includes upholstered furniture and filling material or its container (as herein defined) and any mattress, pillow, cushion, quilt, bedpad, comforter, upholstered spring bed, box spring, davenport or day […]
§ 23-26-10. Sale of unattached tags. No manufacturer or vendor shall deliver to any person any tags required by this chapter, unless it is affixed or attached to an article as required in this chapter; except that the director may, on application, permit the delivery of unattached tags. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § […]
§ 23-26-11. Counterfeit stamps and registrations. No person shall have in his or her possession or shall make, use, or sell any counterfeit or colorable imitation of the inspection stamp or registration required by this chapter. Each counterfeited or imitated stamp or registration made, used, sold, offered for sale, delivered, or consigned for sale contrary […]
§ 23-26-12. Sterilization registrations. Any sterilization process, before being used in connection with this chapter, must receive the approval of the director. Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate the sterilization process shall first obtain a numbered registration from the director and shall not operate the process unless the registration is kept conspicuously posted […]
§ 23-26-13. Contents of tag on bedding articles for sale. Every article of bedding made for sale, sold, or offered for sale shall have attached thereto a tag which shall state the name of the material used, that the material used is new, or second-hand and, when required to be sterilized, that the material has […]
§ 23-26-14. Contents of tag on articles renovated for owner. Every remade or renovated article of bedding not for sale, but for return to the owner for his or her own use, shall have attached thereto a tag which, in addition to the statements otherwise required by this chapter, shall state the name and address […]
§ 23-26-15. Contents of tag on shipments of filling material. Any shipment or delivery, however contained, of material used for filling articles of bedding shall have firmly and conspicuously attached thereto a tag that shall state the name of the maker, preparer, or vendor, and the address of the maker, preparer, or vendor; the name […]
§ 23-26-16. Misleading tags — Variances allowed — Ordering articles off sale. In the description of material used on any tag attached to an article of bedding, no term or designation intended or likely to mislead shall be used; provided, however, that where the article contains more than one material, and rules adopted pursuant to […]
§ 23-26-17. Sterilization of second-hand “as is” articles — Contents of tag. No complete second-hand article of bedding, or piece of second-hand upholstered furniture, which has not been remade or renovated, shall be sold “as is” without first being sterilized by a process approved by the director of business regulation. The original tag shall be […]
§ 23-26-18. Sterilization and tagging of articles exposed to contagious disease. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the sale of an article of bedding that has been exposed to infectious or contagious disease and which, after the exposure, has not been sterilized and approved for use. If the director shall find any article of bedding […]
§ 23-26-19. Manner of attaching tags. Tags shall be prominently and securely attached to articles of bedding in such manner as the director may require. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-19.
§ 23-26-2. All new materials required for new articles — Tagging. No person shall sell as new any article of bedding unless it is made from all new material and is tagged as provided in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
§ 23-26-20. Form of tags. Whenever a tag is required by this chapter, it shall be approved by the director and shall be made of muslin, linen, or other material of like durability and shall be the same color stock throughout. Paper faced tags shall not be used. For designating all new material, the tag […]
§ 23-26-21. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-21; Repealed by P.L. 1960, ch. 187, § 3.
§ 23-26-22. Contents of inspection stamps. Inspection stamps shall bear the seal of the state of Rhode Island and such other matter as the director may require. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-22.
§ 23-26-23. Acceptance of inspection stamps of other states. Inspection stamps of the same value issued by another state shall be accepted in this state in lieu of the stamps required by this chapter, when attached to an article of bedding, before shipment from the other state, upon satisfactory proof to the director that the […]
§ 23-26-24. Inspection powers — Confiscation. Every place, where articles of bedding are made, remade, or renovated, or materials therefore are prepared or sterilized, or where the articles or materials are sold, shall be subject to inspection by the director who shall have the power to inspect the manufacture and sale or delivery of all […]
§ 23-26-25. Rules, regulations, and findings — Suspension or revocation of registrations. (a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to make general rules and regulations and specific rulings, demands, and findings for the enforcement of this chapter, in addition hereto and not inconsistent herewith. The director may suspend or revoke any registration for violation […]
§ 23-26-26. Appeal of director’s decisions. Any person aggrieved by the action of the director in denying an application for a registration, or in revoking or suspending any registration, or by any order or decision of the director, shall have the right to appeal to the supreme court and the procedure in case of the […]
§ 23-26-27. Penalty for violations. Any person who: (1) Makes, remakes, renovates, sterilizes, prepares, sells, or offers for sale, exchange, or lease any article of bedding as defined by § 23-26-1, not properly tagged as required by this chapter; or (2) Uses in the making, remaking, renovating, or preparing of the article of bedding or […]
