A. Every importer of and every person manufacturing a new item of bedding or upholstered furniture shall attach securely thereto a substantial white cloth tag or equivalent, visible on the outside covering of such item and not less than six square inches in size, upon which shall be plainly stamped or printed, in English, the name and address of the manufacturer, importer or distributor, the registration number of the manufacturer or importer, the kind of filling materials used therein, a statement that the filling materials are new, and the number of the permit issued to the person sterilizing any new feathers, hair or down in such item.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-219

  • Bedding: means any mattress, mattress pad, box spring, upholstered bed, davenport, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case or cover made of leather, textile or other material which is stuffed or filled in whole or in part with concealed substance, which can be used by any human being for sleeping or reclining purposes. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • Filling material: means cotton, wool, feathers, kapok, down, plant or vegetable fibers, or any other material or substance or combination thereof, loose or in batting, pads, or any prefabricated form, that is used or that may be used in articles of bedding or upholstered furniture. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • Importer: means any person who for the purpose of manufacture or resale receives bedding, upholstered furniture or filling material from any country other than the United States. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • New: means not previously used for any purpose. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or association or any other legal entity. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
  • Secondhand: means having been made prior use of or containing any filling material of which prior use has been made. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • Shoddy: means any material which has been spun into yarn, knit or woven into fabric and subsequently cut up, torn up, broken or ground up. See Virginia Code 32.1-212
  • Upholstered furniture: means any article of furniture designed to be used for sitting, resting, or reclining that is wholly or partly stuffed or filled with any filling material. See Virginia Code 32.1-212

B. Any person sanitizing, remaking, renovating or reupholstering any secondhand item of bedding or upholstered furniture or manufacturing any item of bedding or upholstered furniture containing any shoddy or secondhand filling material shall attach securely to it a substantial yellow cloth tag or equivalent, visible on the outside of such item and not less than six square inches in size, upon which shall be stamped or printed, in English, the kind of filling materials used therein, a statement that the item or filling materials are secondhand, and the number of the permit issued to the person who sanitized such item or filling material.

C. The stamp or print on tags required by this section shall be in type not less than three millimeters in height.

Code 1950, § 32-122; 1952, c. 530; 1979, c. 711.

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