(a) Each article of bedding containing any secondhand material, sold in this state, must have securely and permanently attached to it the white cloth tag required by § 68-15-202 as well as a securely and permanently attached substantial yellow cloth tag upon which is stamped or printed, in the same manner as required in § 68-15-202, a statement or statements:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-15-203

  • Bedding: means any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case, or covering that is:
    (A) Made of leather, textile, or other material. See Tennessee Code 68-15-201
  • Secondhand: means any article of bedding or material, or part of bedding or material, of which prior use of any kind has been made, including, but not limited to, a mattress that has been returned by a buyer to a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer pursuant to a comfort exchange policy. See Tennessee Code 68-15-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Describing the kind of materials used in filling the article of bedding; and
(2) Indicating that the article of bedding itself is secondhand or that certain specified material contained in the bedding is secondhand.
(b) Subsection (a) shall also apply to all secondhand mattresses sold in this state.
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