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 for baling;

(5)  That is second-hand;

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-7

  • 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
  • Director: means the director of business regulation. 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

unless the material has been thoroughly sterilized by a process approved by the director.

History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-26-7.