19810. (a) “Article” as used in this chapter means and includes any article of wearing apparel, cloth, drapery or other fabric or material made from or containing any natural or synthetic fiber. (b) “Vendor” as used in this chapter means any individual, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture for sale or the sale of […]
19811. The Fire Marshal of the State of California or any Deputy State Fire Marshal has right of access to the premises of any vendor during business hours for the purpose of determining whether inflammable articles are being manufactured or offered for sale therein and may take either an entire article or samples thereof in […]
19812. Any article or samples taken under the provisions of Section 19811 hereof shall be subjected to tests by the Fire Marshal and determination made by him as to whether or not the article or samples are inflammable articles as defined in Section 19810. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
19813. The State Fire Marshal may make such rules and regulations relating to inflammable articles as defined in Section 19810 as may reasonably be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act and prevent the risk of fire and avoid the hazards of injury to life and property in this chapter described. He shall mail […]
19814. Any inflammable article in the possession of any vendor in violation of the rules or regulations of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to seizure by the State Fire Marshal or any Deputy State Fire Marshal. Any inflammable article seized under this section may be disposed of by the State Fire Marshal by […]
19815. Any vendor whose property is seized under the provisions of Section 19814 may within 10 days after such seizure petition the State Fire Marshal to return the property seized upon the ground that such property was illegally or erroneously seized. Any petition filed hereunder shall be considered by the State Fire Marshal within 60 […]
19816. Any vendor who knowingly and wilfully violates any rule or regulation of the Fire Marshal relating to inflammable articles shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 728.)
19817. No person may manufacture, sell, or exchange, possess with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange any eyeglass or sunglass frame made of cellulose nitrate or any other material whose flammability characteristics approximate those of cellulose nitrate. Any such frame is an inflammable article. (Added by Stats. 1970, […]
19818. The State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, shall prepare and adopt such flammability standards and promulgate such regulations, relating to the use of fabric and fabric-like materials in items including, but not limited to, examination gowns, sleepwear, sheets, and pillowcases, used in acute general hospitals and acute […]
