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Such license shall be numbered, shall expire one year from the date of issue, shall be renewable annually unless sooner revoked and shall not be transferable. Each branch, branch factory and subsidiary shall be responsible for the contents and for the tagging, as provided in this article, of items of bedding and upholstered furniture made, remade, renovated, reupholstered or imported by it and offered for sale or use in the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall assign a registration number to each licensee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254024,"text":"Every importer and every person manufacturing, renovating or reupholstering any bedding or upholstered furniture or processing or selling any filling material to be used in articles of bedding or upholstered furniture shall first obtain a license from the Commissioner for each place of business, subsidiary or branch operated by him for such purpose. Such license shall be numbered, shall expire one year from the date of issue, shall be renewable annually unless sooner revoked and shall not be transferable. Each branch, branch factory and subsidiary shall be responsible for the contents and for the tagging, as provided in this article, of items of bedding and upholstered furniture made, remade, renovated, reupholstered or imported by it and offered for sale or use in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":254025,"text":"The Commissioner shall assign a registration number to each licensee.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14761,"edition_id":1,"name":"Bedding and Upholstered Furniture","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12941,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:46","permalink":{"id":203969,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14761,"identifier":"7","token":"32.1\/6\/7","url":"\/32.1\/6\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12941,"edition_id":1,"name":"Environmental Health Services","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":203563,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12941,"identifier":"6","token":"32.1\/6","url":"\/32.1\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":70048,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-212","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/32.1-212\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-212","metadata":false},{"id":70534,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-213","catch_line":"Shoddy, secondhand filling material, feathers, animal hair and down to be sanitized","url":"\/32.1-213\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-213","metadata":false},{"id":77514,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-214","catch_line":"New animal hair, feathers and down to be sterilized","url":"\/32.1-214\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-214","metadata":false},{"id":64399,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-215","catch_line":"Disposal restricted","url":"\/32.1-215\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-215","metadata":false},{"id":85803,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-216","catch_line":"Permit for use of process to sanitize or sterilize","url":"\/32.1-216\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-216","metadata":false},{"id":70380,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-217","catch_line":"License and registration number; 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refusal, suspension or revocation of license or permit","url":"\/32.1-224\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-224","metadata":false},{"id":58818,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-225","catch_line":"Exemptions","url":"\/32.1-225\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-225","metadata":false},{"id":76972,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-226","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor; application of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act","url":"\/32.1-226\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-226","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":85803,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-216","catch_line":"Permit for use of process to sanitize or sterilize","url":"\/32.1-216\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-216","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":74640,"structure_id":14761,"section_number":"32.1-218","catch_line":"Fees","url":"\/32.1-218\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-218","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/32.1-217\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 666; in 1956, chapter 530; in 1970, chapter 578; in 1976, chapter 317; in 1979, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70380,"identifier":"32.1-217","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-217","url":"\/32.1-217\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-217\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-217","dublin_core":{"Title":"License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-217","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">importer<\/span> and every <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> manufacturing, renovating or reupholstering any <span class=\"dictionary\">bedding<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">upholstered furniture<\/span> or processing or selling any <span class=\"dictionary\">filling material<\/span> to be used in articles of <span class=\"dictionary\">bedding<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">upholstered furniture<\/span> shall first obtain a license from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> for each place of business, subsidiary or branch operated by him for such purpose. Such license shall be numbered, shall expire one year from the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span>, shall be renewable annually unless sooner revoked and shall not be transferable. Each branch, branch factory and subsidiary shall be responsible for the contents and for the tagging, as provided in this article, of items of <span class=\"dictionary\">bedding<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">upholstered furniture<\/span> made, remade, renovated, reupholstered or imported by it and offered for sale or use in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-254024\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-217\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall assign a registration number to each licensee. <a id=\"paragraph-254025\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-217\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE AND REGISTRATION NUMBER; RENEWAL; LICENSES NOT TRANSFERABLE;\nRESPONSIBILITY OF BRANCH FACTORIES (\u00a7 32.1-217)\n\nA. Every importer and every person manufacturing, renovating or reupholstering\nany bedding or upholstered furniture or processing or selling any filling\nmaterial to be used in articles of bedding or upholstered furniture shall first\nobtain a license from the Commissioner for each place of business, subsidiary or\nbranch operated by him for such purpose. Such license shall be numbered, shall\nexpire one year from the date of issue, shall be renewable annually unless\nsooner revoked and shall not be transferable. Each branch, branch factory and\nsubsidiary shall be responsible for the contents and for the tagging, as\nprovided in this article, of items of bedding and upholstered furniture made,\nremade, renovated, reupholstered or imported by it and offered for sale or use\nin the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall assign a registration number to each licensee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-120.1; 1954, c. 666; 1956, c. 530; 1970, c. 578; 1976,\nc. 317; 1979, c. 711.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}