§ 23-26-28. Disposition of fees and penalties. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, local, or special law, all fees, fines, penalties, and other money derived from the operation of this chapter shall be paid to the department of business regulation and deposited as general revenues. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 7; G.L. […]
§ 23-26-29. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-29; Repealed by P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XVI, § 1.
§ 23-26-3. Sale of second-hand material as new. No person shall sell, representing it to be new material, any old or second-hand hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok, or other material used for filling articles of bedding. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-3.
§ 23-26-3.1. Sale prohibition. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2020, no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for use in this state any residential upholstered bedding or furniture that contains one thousand parts per million (1,000 ppm) or greater of any non-polymeric organohalogen flame retardant chemical. This class […]
§ 23-26-30. Registration required — Application — Issuance and term of registration. No person shall be engaged: (1) As a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale; (2) As a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at retail; (3) As a supply dealer; (4) As a repairer-renovator; or (5) As a retailer […]
§ 23-26-31. Fees. (a) The per annum fees imposed for registrations issued pursuant to § 23-26-30 shall be as follows: (1) Every applicant classified as a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale or retail or as a supply dealer shall pay, prior to the issuance of a general registration, a per annum […]
§ 23-26-4. Sterilization and tagging of second-hand articles or material. No person shall sell any article of bedding, made from old or second-hand material, or piece of second-hand upholstered furniture unless it shall have been sterilized and tagged as provided in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, […]
§ 23-26-5. Presence of second-hand article or material as evidence of sale or use. The presence on the premises of any maker or vendor of any old or second-hand material or article shall be presumptive evidence of the sale or use. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-5.
§ 23-26-6. Sterilization and tagging of material exposed to contagious disease. No person shall make or sell any article of bedding, or any material used in the making thereof, which has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease, unless the article or material shall have been sterilized and is […]
§ 23-26-7. Types of material requiring sterilization. No person shall use any material to make any article of bedding for sale that is made from material: (1) That comes from an animal or fowl; (2) That contains any bugs, vermin, insects, or filth; (3) That is unsanitary; (4) That contains burlap or other material that […]
§ 23-26-7.1. Sterilization, disinfection, and disinfestation of bedding and materials. (a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or include in a sale any item of secondhand bedding or any item of bedding of any type manufactured in whole or in part from secondhand material, including their component parts or wiping rags, unless such material […]
§ 23-26-8. Inspection stamp required on tags. No person shall sell, offer for sale, exchange or lease or deliver or consign for like purpose any article or material required by this chapter to be tagged, unless there is affixed on the tag an inspection stamp as required by this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in […]
§ 23-26-9. Removal or defacement of tags. No person other than a purchaser at retail for his or her own use, or except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall remove, deface, alter, or cause to be removed, defaced, or altered any tag attached to an article of bedding; but immediately after material used for […]
