R.C.S.A. § 19-13-E8
Use of dyed piece fur in the fur felt hat manufacturing industry prohibited unless processed
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-13-E8
processed
(a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, dyed piece fur is
defined as any fur produced from dyed pieces or dyed skins derived from the furriers'
trade and prepared for use in the manufacture of fur felt hats. No dyed piece fur
shall be used in the manufacture of fur felt hats, unless it has been processed in
such manner that the extract resulting from the treatment of one gram of the processed
fur with one hundred ml. of water for the duration of twenty minutes at a temperature
of 200°F. yields a color not greater in intensity than the following standards: (1)
For black type of dyed piece fur: Weigh out 6.4 grams of C. P. (A.C. S. Standard)
cobaltous nitrate (Co. (No.3)2.6 H2O) and dissolve in 1000 ml. distilled water; (2) for brown types of dyed piece fur:
750 ml. of the above standard are diluted to 1000 ml. with distilled water and 1.2
ml. of ½ normal potassium dichromate solution are added. The potassium dichromate
solution may be prepared by dissolving 24.5 grams of C. P. (A. C. S. Standard) potassuim
dichromate in 1000 ml. distilled water; (3) acidity. The acidity of the above extracts
shall not be greater than that corresponding to pH of 3.0, as determined with an electric
pH meter.
(b) All manufacturers of fur felt hats using processed dyed piece fur shall notify the
state department of health, in writing, within forty-eight hours of the receipt of
each shipment of such fur, or the date such fur was processed on the premises, giving
the name and address of the processor.
(c) Each bag or container of processed dyed piece fur shall plainly bear the name and
address of the processor and a statement that the contents have been processed in
compliance with section 19-13-E8 of the Connecticut Public Health Code, as revised.