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RI Gen L § 23-26-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-7.1 - Sterilization, disinfection and disinfestation of bedding and materials.

§ 23-26-7.1. Sterilization, disinfection and disinfestation of bedding and materials.(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, disinfected and cleaned, by a method approved by the department of business regulation; provided, further, that any product used for sterilization or disinfection of secondhand bedding must be registered as consumer and health benefit products and labeled for use on bedding and upholstered furniture by the EPA in accordance with § 23-25-6 of this title. The department of business regulation shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter.(b) No person shall use in the manufacture, repair and renovation of bedding of any type any material which has been used by a person with an infectious or contagious disease, or which is filthy, oily or harbors loathsome insects or pathogenic bacteria.(c) No person shall sell, or offer for sale or include in a sale any material or bedding which under the provisions of this chapter or regulations requires treatment unless there is securely attached in accordance with regulations, a yellow tag not less than twelve square inches in size, made of substantial cloth or a material of equal quality. Upon the tag there shall be plainly printed, in black ink, in the English language, a statement showing:(1) That the item or material has been treated by a method approved by the department of business regulation, and the method of treatment applied.(2) The lot number and the tag number of the item treated.(3) The license number of the person applying treatment.(4) The name and address of the person for whom treated.(d) The tag required by this section shall be in addition to any other tag required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Holders of licenses to apply sterilization, disinfection or disinfestation treatment shall be required to keep an accurate record of all materials which have been subjected to treatment, including the source of material, date of treatment, and the name and address of the receiver of each. Such records shall be available for inspection at any time by authorized representatives of the department.(e) Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 147, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-26-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-8 - Inspection stamp required on tags.

§ 23-26-8. Inspection stamp required on tags.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 this section shall be deemed to require an inspection stamp to be affixed on the tag attached to an article of bedding made in this state for shipment and sale outside of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-8; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-9 - Removal or defacement of tags.

§ 23-26-9. Removal or defacement of tags.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 has been removed from its container, the tag and inspection stamp thereon shall be removed and destroyed by the person removing the material.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-9; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-10 - Sale of unattached tags.

§ 23-26-10. Sale of unattached tags.No manufacturer or vendor shall deliver to any person any tags required by this chapter, unless it is affixed or attached to an article as required in this chapter; except that the director may, on application, permit the delivery of unattached tags.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-11 - Counterfeit stamps and permits.

§ 23-26-11. Counterfeit stamps and permits.No person shall have in his or her possession or shall make, use, or sell any counterfeit or colorable imitation of the inspection stamp or permit required by this chapter. Each counterfeited or imitated stamp or permit made, used, sold, offered for sale, delivered, or consigned for sale contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-11.
RI Gen L § 23-26-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-12 - Sterilization permits.

§ 23-26-12. Sterilization permits.Any sterilization process, before being used in connection with this chapter, must receive the approval of the director. Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate the sterilization process shall first obtain a numbered permit from the director and shall not operate the process unless the permit is kept conspicuously posted in the establishment. Fee for original permit shall be eighty-four dollars ($84.00). Application for the permit shall be accompanied by specifications in duplicate, in such form as the director shall require. Each permit shall expire one year from date of issue. Fee for annual renewal of a sterilizing permit shall be one-half (½) the original fee.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-12; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 8; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 12, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-26-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-13 - Contents of tag on bedding articles for sale.

§ 23-26-13. Contents of tag on bedding articles for sale.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 number of the sterilizing permit. The tag shall also contain the name and address of the maker or the vendor and the registry number of the maker. All tags attached to new articles shall be legibly stamped or marked by the retail vendor with the date of delivery to the customer.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-13.
RI Gen L § 23-26-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-14 - Contents of tag on articles renovated for owner.

§ 23-26-14. Contents of tag on articles renovated for owner.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 sterilization, that the article is not for sale, and that the article contains the same material and the name and amount of any material added during remaking.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-14; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-15 - Contents of tag on shipments of filling material.

§ 23-26-15. Contents of tag on shipments of filling material.Any shipment or delivery, however contained, of material used for filling articles of bedding shall have firmly and conspicuously attached thereto a tag which shall state the name of the maker, preparer or vendor, and the address of the maker, preparer, or vendor, the name of the contents and whether the contents are new or second-hand, and, if sterilized, the number of the sterilizing permit.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-15.
RI Gen L § 23-26-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-16 - Misleading tags - Variances allowed - Ordering articles off sale.

§ 23-26-16. Misleading tags — Variances allowed — Ordering articles off sale.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 amount of the materials to be stated on the tag, a variance not in excess of ten percent (10%) from the amount stated on the tag shall not be deemed misleading. No variance shall be allowed for material which is described as "all pure one hundred percent (100%)" or terms of similar import. The director may order off sale, and may so tag, any article of bedding or material therefor, which is tagged with a tag bearing a misleading term, description, designation, or statement. Articles or materials placed off sale by the director shall not be sold until the articles or materials are lawfully tagged and the director has removed the "off sale" tag.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-16; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-17 - Sterilization of second-hand "as is" articles - Contents of tag.

§ 23-26-17. Sterilization of second-hand "as is" articles — Contents of tag.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.
RI Gen L § 23-26-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-18 - Sterilization and tagging of articles exposed to contagious disease.

§ 23-26-18. Sterilization and tagging of articles exposed to contagious disease.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.
RI Gen L § 23-26-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-19 - Manner of attaching tags.

§ 23-26-19. Manner of attaching tags.Tags shall be prominently and securely attached to articles of bedding in such manner as the director may require.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; P.L. 1945, ch. 1660, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-19.
RI Gen L § 23-26-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-20 - Form of tags.

§ 23-26-20. Form of tags.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 shall be white; for designating second-hand or renovated material or articles the tag shall be yellow; for designating articles or materials placed off sale by the director the tag shall be blue; and for designating articles or materials exposed to infectious or contagious disease and declared "unclean" by the director, the tag shall be red. Statements required on tags shall be legibly printed or stamped on one side only, in the English language and in letters at least one-eighth of an inch (⅛") in height. When the director approves a tag, a registry number shall be assigned, and the registry number shall appear on all tags attached to articles of bedding which do not contain the name and address of the manufacturer. Tags attached to mattresses or pillows shall be at least six square inches (6") in area. The director may permit smaller tags and may require larger tags for other articles. On each tag, there shall be a certification that the article complies with the requirements of law, but the tag also may state that the article complies with the laws of any other state.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-20.
RI Gen L § 23-26-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-21 - Repealed.

§ 23-26-21. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-21; Repealed by P.L. 1960, ch. 187, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-26-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-22 - Contents of inspection stamps.

§ 23-26-22. Contents of inspection stamps.Inspection stamps shall bear the seal of the state of Rhode Island and such other matter as the director may require.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-22.
RI Gen L § 23-26-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-23 - Acceptance of inspection stamps of other states.

§ 23-26-23. Acceptance of inspection stamps of other states.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 in the other state as to quality and inspection of manufactured articles and materials are substantially equal to the requirements of this state; provided, that the stamps of this state are likewise accepted in the other state when attached to articles or materials manufactured in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-23.
RI Gen L § 23-26-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-24 - Inspection powers - Confiscation.

§ 23-26-24. Inspection powers — Confiscation.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 delivery of all articles or materials covered by this chapter, and power to destroy or to seize and hold for evidence any article of bedding, in whole or in part, which is made or sold in violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-24.
RI Gen L § 23-26-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-25 - Rules, regulations, and findings - Suspension or revocation of permits.

§ 23-26-25. Rules, regulations, and findings — Suspension or revocation of permits.(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 permit or registration for violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, ruling, or demand made pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter.(b) The director of the department of health shall investigate and enforce the provisions of § 23-26-3.1, and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to enforce it.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-25; P.L. 2017, ch. 380, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 381, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-26-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-26 - Appeal of director's decisions.

§ 23-26-26. Appeal of director's decisions.Any person aggrieved by the action of the director in denying an application for a permit or for registration, or in revoking or suspending any permit or 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 shall be the same as that provided in § 42-35-15.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-26; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 86.
RI Gen L § 23-26-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-27 - Penalty for violations.

§ 23-26-27. Penalty for violations.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 article of bedding or in preparing cotton or other material therefor that has been used as a mattress, pillow, or bedding in any public or private hospital, or that has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease, and that after such use has not been sterilized and approved for use, by the director of business regulation; or(3) Counterfeits or imitates any stamp or permit issued under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both.(4) Any person or entity who or that violates the provisions of § 23-26-3.1 shall be civilly fined not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the first violation and up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-27; P.L. 2017, ch. 380, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 381, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-26-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-28 - Disposition of fees and penalties.

§ 23-26-28. Disposition of fees and penalties.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.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-28; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XVI, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 73.
RI Gen L § 23-26-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-29 - Repealed.

§ 23-26-29. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-29; Repealed by P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XVI, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-26-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-26 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture|Section 23-26-30 - License required - Application - Issuance and term of license.

§ 23-26-30. License required — Application — Issuance and term of license.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 or she has obtained the appropriate numbered license therefor from the director, who is hereby empowered to issue the license. Application for the license shall be made on forms provided by the director and shall contain such information as the director may deem material and necessary. Based on the information furnished in the application and on any investigation deemed necessary by the director, the applicant's classification shall be determined. Each license issued by the director pursuant to this section shall be conspicuously posted in the establishment of the person to whom issued. The director may withhold the issuance of a license to any person who shall make any false statement in the application for a license under this chapter. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations mandating the term of license for each category of license issued pursuant to this chapter; however, no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of three (3) years. The fee for the initial issuance or renewal of a license shall be determined by multiplying the per annum fee by the number of years in the term of the license. The entire fee must be paid in full for the total number of years of license prior to the issuance of the license.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 187, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 11.