Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-18. Sterilization and tagging of articles exposed to contagious disease
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Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the sale of an article of bedding that has been exposed to infectious or contagious disease and which, after the exposure, has not been sterilized and approved for use. If the director shall find any article of bedding or filling material which has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease, the director shall tag the article of bedding or material with a tag bearing the word “unclean” in conspicuous letters. The tag shall not be removed except by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-18.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-18
- 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
- Filling material: includes any hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok, or other material used for filling articles of bedding or upholstered furniture. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6