Section 421.017

Title XXVI TRADE AND COMMERCE

Chapter 421

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   

  421.017.  Label statements and headings. — The following statements and headings shall be shown on labels:

  (1)  "UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THIS TAG SHALL NOT BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER" shall appear at the top of the label;

  (2)  Headings shall read "All New Material" when the material is wholly new; "Secondhand Material" when the material, in whole or in part, has been used for another purpose before being incorporated into the article or material;

  (3)  Description of filling material as provided in the applicable regulations;

  (4)  The registry number assigned or approved by the department of health and senior services;

  (5)  Certification is made by the manufacturer that the materials in this article are described in accordance with law;

  (6)  For renovated articles, the name and address of the owner;

  (7)  The finished size of articles of bedding such as sleeping bags, mattresses, comforters, mattress pads, pads, box springs, pillows and similar articles, showing the width and length expressed in inches.  Decorator pillows need not show size.

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(L. 1999 H.B. 316, et al. § 9)