Rhode Island § 23-26-18 - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
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§ 23-26-18. Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-26-18
§ 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.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-26-18 ("Bedding and Upholstered Furniture") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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