Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-3. Sale of second-hand material as new
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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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-3
- New: means any material or article which has not been previously used for any purpose, except that an article of bedding returned by the purchaser for exchange, alteration, or correction within thirty (30) days from date of delivery after original sale at retail, shall be deemed to be a new article, but thirty (30) days from date of delivery the article shall be deemed to be second-hand. 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