Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

fionorablePaul T. Halt
County Attorney
Travis County
Armtin, Texas
mar sir:
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Bonomble Paul T. Holt, Pa&e 2

"seotlon 1. (a). The term *bedding* as
used in this Aot shall nieaamattresses, pillows,
bolster8, feather !:a688na other 111186 beddIng
of any deaoriptlon.
*(b). The tara.~i?epart.ment*
when used In
this Aot shall mean the State BaarU or Health.
"(0). The term 1per80ns a8 wed in thi8
Act ahall lnolude $er8ons, partner8hips, oom-
pnl88, oorpomtion8 and a8ooolatiow.
"(a). The term 'renovate* as useU in thie
dot rhall lean to rertore tofbrmer oondltlon
or to plaoe in a good 8tate of repair.
"(8). The tuna *usterialrf a8 08eQ ln thim
Aot 8hall mean all artlole8, OS portion8 thore-
or, wed a8 riiibg or ooverlng &n the mnufao-
tare, repdlr or rrnovation of beddlag.
"(f). The teriu*new' ae wed In thlo A8t
ohall maan any artiole or material whloh hae
not been prevIou8ly used ror any purpose.
"(g). The tera *8eoond hand* a8 ased Ln
thl8 Act 8hallaean any artiola or mate&al,
or portion thereof, of whioh former u8e ha8
been aade in any manner nhst8oerer.
‘(h). Vhererer in thlo A8t the alngulu
is seed, the plural ahall be Innluded= and wherS
ths maeonllns gender 18 u8ed, the fe&dne and
neuter ahall be Inoluded.
Vet. 2. (a). All beddIng shall bear aeoure-
ly lttaohe6 thereto and plainly rlrlble, a mub-
stantfal whlte cloth tag upon whloh ahall be In-
delibly atamped or printed with blaak in&In
ths Eugli8h language, a statement showing whether
nw material8 or reoond-hand *torIaL have been
wed In tilling suoh bedding, and tm er grade
or ootton and all other material8 wad la tll-
ling mattress88 to wailohattaohed whoa tlowmiter-
la18 are used, with approximate peroentagee when
mired; what genalaidal treatm8nt, it anjr,ha8
been applied to the raaterlale or to the bedding;
RoaanbLo Paul T. Efolt,Eage S

tb chte of SuOh ~nulol~l tnatmmt 3 the
aamber 0r the prait of t,heperwa aaaafao-
taring the b&din& 8 aad the auaber or the per-
mit 0r the gsraoa applying suoh garaseiual treat-
wn*, tr say*
w(b). The terms wed on-the tag to daaorlbe
8adAlS ~U?,be xwtrioted to thou aeriwd
la the mgutati~~or tha Ikgortwnt, and no tnUe
OS SUb8titUte - &all ti used.

“(0). It Shall k UIdAW&ll t0 &O w in80
or ~8Wdla g ltatewut@ on t&o tag mqulird by
thl.6osation.fta&Ukamlaufulfor~pa*
or oauaato k re-
wa to maeve, 4efae0,altier,
mo ved
defneo
o rhllter d,
nay t.aor
6ltatemont
wndaed thawa for thm gmrpo8e of beioatiag
Any or ~W181OM
the Of thir Ast. vBe plaalng
o fn(lstmwm ltaqu r ?r p o im IA5eo tio0 n0r
,thl8 Aot over nay letteria# ea;h~aggahmll
tm oo~8trw6to be derm .
*(a).91~8i~8or th8 mg to b8 arfmd t0
the a011 bwldiae npulrad br thh 8retiea lbm2.l
bo sot hu man nix :6) a@#?~ iaehor, and the
lettwiag thmnon, 0oVer~thontatennt of
fillit& JDkkriA~, 8&1k b@ in pl*iA tfPI Wt
b88 thW OlW4igbth (l/5) laohiXI hO&ht.
*(e}. Every artisle 0r betWia8 aisaufaetum4
for raeale Oontainlag 8aoond-haad wterial, shall
aewathekto on all four*idea
bear,8oaaroly of
the ta glttaohedto both lides of~thewtiale
or bedding,l mbatantlal whit0 sloth tqg foor
(4) bf *l&it (6) iaaha ia ai%., 'PPOArhiah SiW.%
b el5deliUf lta mp etl
or p r la tmti
IAr ed Ink IA
,

*(b) persoa ahAl
, irio be WAOidmNd t0 hWo
Romrable plul T. Xolt, m 4

quallfled to apply an leeo p ta ~r&l61061
b la pro-
ooss AAtil euoh proaeaahe8 kearegistamdul%h
AA& lQpl'Omd by th8 DApl'tAAAt, aikr which A.
~umberad py$l~&allthen klaat&ed Wtbe De-
pr=UA8.
vao. 9. (a). 80 parean 8ballmaufaoture,
reaav~ta, sell or lease.or kave ln his poaee8-
SiOlt *ith intOAt to -11 or ~e6H ia the State
Or Texan, say baddlag 00~~84 W thr protl810M
Or thi8 Aot,amle88 Shen b elrriu6 to th e ta e
ra@r.d by fhi8 dot by th0 ~1’80n mUmfAatur-
~~,~aa~t~~,seUinll,or~~lngthe a&m,
M l4 lh a elve
8 p r sp a r aea
a alud b yth la
23
mp r nmea t.
*600. 9.(a .Aa yp sr wa ,
ra m
8h 6ll
b e
a0a~i8tad or +io L tloa 0r any of tha mri-
aloaa 0r t!iis *as, or 0r tbo rule6 an x regpla-
tlon8 l~tablls&d thWeU11d.rP,ah8flbe OOAtOAOOd
to pay a iin0 0r a0t 1888 6hw art (#m.ool
Dollars norwm than Oaa&Irrand (6100.00)
Dollar6 r0r ma& of?*wa.
e'(b)Saoh aia+of vlolatlo8 aball ooaatltute
A aapem8e o?fenae.
Woe. 19. mrj, Wd~waaufaottqer or
TeAmatOrS~ kWp.u. flW8Or bu8laae8 is
a lmbta~ ooaditloa aatiaiaoto~ to tha xealth
Departmat,aad f'atlum to dew ahau be auf-
fiOi@Jlt OkI W“TWOke h18 mtit.

V50e ii. Th8 &WriSlOS8 Or tit8 AOt Shall
apply to all bed&In6 aaaufaeturab,repallJdg rea-
ovate& end/or sold after t&e lffeetlve date hen-
Qr;butthe SaiiWaba&& AotAppl~to?mddlAg~ whiah
has bswkmnWaoturw6, lapWed or remratad prior
to ths lrr80tim bat* m80r.-
we b elieve th e
p~~~lriaor,oi thl8 Aet indLUta
olurly that AO purpo8e was latwdad other then tba lw-
@plating at the bwluse Of StWAfWtAriA&, l'e~irlIi&Or
bedding, as the terms are 0ouaOfLl~Lnora, @Ad
nalude the repair, n~~ppholateriry,~H&iSh~
Honorable Paal T. fiolt,
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Trusting that tho ?o;nmw fully almww8your
inquiry, w. maala
,roun vu-y trtt1r