§ 47-12-3 - Sale of firewood. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 47-12-3

   § 47-12-3  Sale of firewood. – (a) Cordwood sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be four feet (4') inlength. The term "firewood" shall be construed to mean and include wood cut toany lengths of less than four feet (4') and more than eight inches (8").Cordwood and firewood shall be advertised, offered for sale, and sold only interms of cubic feet or cubic meters which will be construed as indicating theclosely stacked cubic foot or cubic meter content to be delivered to thepurchaser. The terms "cord", "face cord", "pile", "truckload" , or terms ofsimilar import shall not be used in the advertising and sale of cordwood orfirewood.

   (b) The term "kindling wood" shall be construed to mean andinclude all split wood, edgings, clippings, or other waste wood averaging eightinches (8") in length. The standard unit of measure for kindling wood shall bethe bushel of two thousand, one hundred and fifty and forty-two hundredthscubic inches (2150.42 cu. in.).