Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 1211

Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices

section 1213 of this titleIt shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator manufactured on or after the date this section takes effect unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside, which conforms with standards prescribed pursuant to .

Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 170 Stat. 953(, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

For date this section takes effect, referred to in text, see Effective Date note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 570 Stat. 953

section 1213 of this title“This Act [this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [], except that the first section of this Act [this section] shall take effect one year and 90 days after the date of publication of commercial standards first established under section 3 of this Act []. In the event of a change in said commercial standards first established, a like period shall be allowed for compliance with said change in commercial standards.”
, , provided that:

Transfer of Functions

section 2079 of this titleFunctions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see .