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A.<\/span> Every importer<\/span> of and every person<\/span> manufacturing a new<\/span> item of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> 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<\/span> or distributor, the registration number of the manufacturer or importer<\/span>, the kind of filling materials<\/span> used therein, a statement that the filling materials<\/span> are new<\/span>, and the number of the permit issued to the person<\/span> sterilizing any new<\/span> feathers, hair or down in such item. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> sanitizing, remaking, renovating or reupholstering any secondhand<\/span> item of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> or manufacturing any item of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> containing any shoddy<\/span> or secondhand<\/span> filling material<\/span> 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<\/span> used therein, a statement that the item or filling materials<\/span> are secondhand<\/span>, and the number of the permit issued to the person<\/span> who sanitized such item or filling material<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The stamp or print on tags required by this section shall be in type not less than three millimeters in height. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAGS REQUIRED (\u00a7 32.1-219)\n\nA. Every importer of and every person manufacturing a new item of bedding or\nupholstered furniture shall attach securely thereto a substantial white cloth\ntag or equivalent, visible on the outside covering of such item and not less\nthan six square inches in size, upon which shall be plainly stamped or printed,\nin English, the name and address of the manufacturer, importer or distributor,\nthe registration number of the manufacturer or importer, the kind of filling\nmaterials used therein, a statement that the filling materials are new, and the\nnumber of the permit issued to the person sterilizing any new feathers, hair or\ndown in such item.\n\nB. Any person sanitizing, remaking, renovating or reupholstering any secondhand\nitem of bedding or upholstered furniture or manufacturing any item of bedding or\nupholstered furniture containing any shoddy or secondhand filling material shall\nattach securely to it a substantial yellow cloth tag or equivalent, visible on\nthe outside of such item and not less than six square inches in size, upon which\nshall be stamped or printed, in English, the kind of filling materials used\ntherein, a statement that the item or filling materials are secondhand, and the\nnumber of the permit issued to the person who sanitized such item or filling\nmaterial.\n\nC. The stamp or print on tags required by this section shall be in type not less\nthan three millimeters in height.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-122; 1952, c. 530; 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}}