15 USC § 1211 - Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1211"
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title: "15 USC § 1211 - Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1211"
section_name: "Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 1, 70 Stat. 953.)"
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# § 1211. Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices

section 1213 of this title

It 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 .

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 1, 70 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

> “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

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