Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-17. Sterilization of second-hand “as is” articles – Contents of tag
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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 removed by the vendor who shall attach a tag stating that the article is “second-hand — contents unknown”; but this requirement shall not apply to articles sold at public auction, to the sale of antique furniture, or to a private sale from the home of the owner (not being a manufacturer or dealer in bedding) direct to the purchaser.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-17.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-17
- 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 bed, bed spring, metal couch, metal folding bed, metal cot, metal cradle, metal bassinet, and any glider, hammock, or other substantially similar article which is wholly or partly upholstered, when used or intended for use for sleeping or reclining purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
- Director: means the director of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
- Second-hand: means any material or article of which prior use has been made. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
- sold: includes offering or exposing for sale or exchange or lease or consigning or delivering in consignment for sale, exchange, or lease or holding in possession with like intent. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
- Upholstered furniture: means any article of household furniture wholly or partly stuffed or filled with soft material, and which is used or intended for use for sitting, reading, or reclining purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1