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§ 978. Tagging of articles

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 7. Bedding and Upholstery Law (Refs & Annos)
35 P.S. § 978
§ 978. Tagging of articles
(a) Every article containing only new material covered by this act shall bear securely attached thereto and plainly visible a substantial white tag of approved material, upon which shall be indelibly stamped or printed, in the English language, the registration number of the manufacturer or vendor and a statement showing the kind of materials used in filling such article, with approximate percentages when mixed, and with the word new clearly printed thereon. When required to be sterilized or disinfected, the number of the permit of the person who sterilized or disinfected such material shall appear thereon.
(b) Every article covered by this act containing secondhand material, or a portion thereof, shall bear securely attached thereto and plainly visible a yellow tag of approved material upon which shall be indelibly stamped or printed, in the English language, the registration number of the manufacturer, vendor or renovator and a statement showing the kind of materials used in filling such article, with approximate percentages when mixed, and shall state STERILIZED AND DISINFECTED, with the permit number of the person who performed such work.
(c) The terms used on the tag to describe filling materials shall be restricted to those defined in the regulations of the department, and no trade or substitute terms shall be used.
(d) It shall be unlawful to make any false or misleading statements on the tag required by this section. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, deface, or alter, or cause to be removed, defaced, or altered, any tag or statement contained thereon. The placing of stamps required in the next succeeding section of this act over any lettering on the tag shall be construed to be defacement of the tag.
(e) The size of the tag required by this section shall be not less than six (6) square inches, and the lettering thereon, covering the statement of filling materials and whether new or secondhand, shall be in plain type not less than one-eighth ( ⅛ ) inch in height.

Credits

1937, May 27, P.L. 926, § 7. Amended 1961, Aug. 23, P.L. 1075, § 1; 1978, July 1, P.L. 734, No. 134, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1979, May 11, P.L. 29, No. 8, § 1, imd. effective.
35 P.S. § 978, PA ST 35 P.S. § 978
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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