{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-26-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-26-7","heading":"Types of material requiring sterilization.","body":"No person shall use any material to make any article of bedding for sale that is made from material:\n(1) That comes from an animal or fowl;\n(2) That contains any bugs, vermin, insects, or filth;\n(3) That is unsanitary;\n(4) That contains burlap or other material that has been used for baling;\n(5) That is second-hand;\nunless the material has been thoroughly sterilized by a process approved by the director.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 26 Bedding and Upholstered Furniture"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-26/23-26-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:00Z","sha256":"79d81f0318aa3119af91274db448cdb1a5ee2b32b8952de8b2b7b8ecc8174e92","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-26-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-26-7.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}