Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-4. Sterilization and tagging of second-hand articles or material
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No person shall sell any article of bedding, made from old or second-hand material, or piece of second-hand upholstered furniture unless it shall have been sterilized and tagged as provided in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-4
- 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
- made: includes altering, repairing, remaking, renovating, finishing, or preparing articles of bedding or upholstered furniture or filling materials for sale or compensation. 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
- Second-hand: means any material or article of which prior use has been made. 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