Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

Every article of bedding made for sale, sold, or offered for sale shall have attached thereto a tag which shall state the name of the material used, that the material used is new, or second-hand and, when required to be sterilized, that the material has been sterilized, and the n…

Every remade or renovated article of bedding not for sale, but for return to the owner for his or her own use, shall have attached thereto a tag which, in addition to the statements otherwise required by this chapter, shall state the name and address of the owner, the date of the…

Any shipment or delivery, however contained, of material used for filling articles of bedding shall have firmly and conspicuously attached thereto a tag that shall state the name of the maker, preparer, or vendor, and the address of the maker, preparer, or vendor; the name of the…

In the description of material used on any tag attached to an article of bedding, no term or designation intended or likely to mislead shall be used; provided, however, that where the article contains more than one material, and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter require the …

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 …

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 w…

Tags shall be prominently and securely attached to articles of bedding in such manner as the director may require.

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.

Whenever a tag is required by this chapter, it shall be approved by the director and shall be made of muslin, linen, or other material of like durability and shall be the same color stock throughout. Paper faced tags shall not be used. For designating all new material, the tag sh…

Inspection stamps shall bear the seal of the state of Rhode Island and such other matter as the director may require.

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 requirements …

Every place, where articles of bedding are made, remade, or renovated, or materials therefore are prepared or sterilized, or where the articles or materials are sold, shall be subject to inspection by the director who shall have the power to inspect the manufacture and sale or de…

(a) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to make general rules and regulations and specific rulings, demands, and findings for the enforcement of this chapter, in addition hereto and not inconsistent herewith. The director may suspend or revoke any registration for vio…

Any person aggrieved by the action of the director in denying an application for a registration, or in revoking or suspending any registration, or by any order or decision of the director, shall have the right to appeal to the supreme court and the procedure in case of the appeal…

Any person who: (1) Makes, remakes, renovates, sterilizes, prepares, sells, or offers for sale, exchange, or lease any article of bedding as defined by § 23-26-1, not properly tagged as required by this chapter; or (2) Uses in the making, remaking, renovating, or preparing of the…

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, local, or special law, all fees, fines, penalties, and other money derived from the operation of this chapter shall be paid to the department of business regulation and deposited as general revenues.

No person shall sell, representing it to be new material, any old or second-hand hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok, or other material used for filling articles of bedding.

(a) Beginning on January 1, 2020, no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for use in this state any residential upholstered bedding or furniture that contains one thousand parts per million (1,000 ppm) or greater of …

No person shall be engaged: (1) As a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale; (2) As a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at retail; (3) As a supply dealer; (4) As a repairer-renovator; or (5) As a retailer of second-hand articles of bedding, unless he…

(a) The per annum fees imposed for registrations issued pursuant to § 23-26-30 shall be as follows: (1) Every applicant classified as a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale or retail or as a supply dealer shall pay, prior to the issuance of a general registra…

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.

The presence on the premises of any maker or vendor of any old or second-hand material or article shall be presumptive evidence of the sale or use.

No person shall make or sell any article of bedding, or any material used in the making thereof, which has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease, unless the article or material shall have been sterilized and is tagged as provided in this chap…

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 has been used…

(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 has been sterilized, di…

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 thi…

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 filling …