No person shall sell as new any article of bedding unless it is made from all new material and shall be tagged as hereinafter provided.
No person shall sell, representing it to be new material, any secondhand hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok or other material used for filling articles of bedding.
No person shall sell any article of bedding made from secondhand material unless it shall be tagged as hereinafter provided.
For the purposes of this article, the presence on the premises of any maker or vendor of any secondhand filling material or article of bedding shall be presumptive evidence of the sale or use.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade
Article 1A. Regulation and Control of Bedding and Upholstery Businesses
§47-1A-4. Bedding and Filling Material Exposed to Disease to Be Sterilized and Tagged Before Sale
§47-1A-5. Filling Material From Any Animal or Fowl or Unsanitary Material to Be Sterilized
§47-1A-6. Secondhand Filling Material to Be Sterilized
§47-1A-7. Registration by Sellers of Bedding or Filling Material Required
§47-1A-8. Altering, Defacing or Removing Tag or Stamp
§47-1A-9. Counterfeiting Stamps or Permits
§47-1A-10. Sterilization Processes; Permits; Fees
§47-1A-11. Statements Required on Tags to Be Affixed to Bedding
§47-1A-12. Tags to Be Approved by Commissioner; Material, Color, Form and Size of Tags
§47-1A-14. Annual Registration and Permit Fees
§47-1A-15. Organization of Bedding Division; Rules and Regulations; Enforcement of Article
§47-1A-17. Power of Inspection and Seizure; Obstruction of Commissioner or Employees Prohibited