# Rhode Island · artificial turf — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For Rhode Island, product category is artificial turf; effective date is 2029-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** artificial turf _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2029-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exemptions:** the sale or resale of used products _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2029, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state: (1) Artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS; or

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Exemptions

> (e) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.

## Source

- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-4.htm

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Review by: 2027-01-04.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).