Section 23-26-9. – Removal or defacement of tags.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-10. – Sale of unattached tags.
§ 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, § […]
Section 23-26-11. – Counterfeit stamps and registrations.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-12. – Sterilization registrations.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-13. – Contents of tag on bedding articles for sale.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-14. – Contents of tag on articles renovated for owner.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-15. – Contents of tag on shipments of filling material.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-16. – Misleading tags — Variances allowed — Ordering articles off sale.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-3. – Sale of second-hand material as new.
§ 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.
Section 23-26-3.1. – Sale prohibition.
§ 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 […]