Section 23-26-21. – Repealed.
§ 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 Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-21; Repealed by P.L. 1960, ch. 187, § 3.
Section 23-26-7. – Types of material requiring sterilization.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-22. – Contents of inspection stamps.
§ 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.
Section 23-26-7.1. – Sterilization, disinfection, and disinfestation of bedding and materials.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-23. – Acceptance of inspection stamps of other states.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-8. – Inspection stamp required on tags.
§ 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 […]
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 23-26-1. – Definitions.
§ 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 […]
Section 23-26-2. – All new materials required for new articles — Tagging.
§ 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.