Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§1211 Prohibition Against Transportation of Refrigerators Without Safety Devices
Title 15 › CHAPTER 26 — HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS › § 1211
Summary
Illegal to ship or sell household refrigerators made on or after the law's date across states unless they have inside-opening devices that meet government standards.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1211
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator manufactured on or after the date this section takes effect unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside, which conforms with standards prescribed pursuant to section 1213 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
For date this section takes effect, referred to in text, see
Effective Date
note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 5, 70 Stat. 953, provided that: “This Act [this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Aug. 2, 1956], except that the first section of this Act [this section] shall take effect one year and 90 days after the date of publication of commercial standards first established under section 3 of this Act [section 1213 of this title]. In the event of a change in said commercial standards first established, a like period shall be allowed for compliance with said change in commercial standards.”
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see section 2079 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1211
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102