Rule 4101:6-1-22 | Materials required to be sterilized.
(A) All secondhand bedding, secondhand upholstered furniture, or secondhand stuffed toys, if intended for resale or lease, shall be sanitized or sterilized in accordance with Chapter 3713. of the Revised Code and rules promulgated thereunder.
(B) No person shall use the following material to make any article of bedding, upholstered furniture, or stuffed toy for sale unless such material has been thoroughly sterilized by a process approved by the division:
(1) Material that comes from an animal or fowl; or
(2) Any secondhand filling material.
(C) Secondhand upholstered furniture, bedding, or stuffed toys, or secondhand filling materials or other component parts to be used, or which can be used in upholstered furniture or bedding, received from outside of this state shall comply with all sterilization provisions of sections 3713.01 to 3713.10 of the Revised Code before it is sold.
(D) No person shall use the following to make any article of bedding, upholstered furniture, or stuffed toy for sale:
(1) Material that contains any bugs, vermin, insects, or filth; or
(2) Material that contains burlap or other material that has been used for bailing.
(E) Material that was once unsanitary may only be used to make any article of bedding, upholstered furniture, or stuffed toy, for sale after the material has been thoroughly sanitized or sterilized by a process approved by the division.
Last updated November 5, 2021 at 12:53 AM
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