The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 2941. Used materials prohibited
(a) A person shall not manufacture for purposes of sale, sell, or offer or expose for
sale, or have in possession with intent to sell any article of bedding or article
of upholstered furniture the filling of which shall have been previously used for
like purpose in other bedding or upholstered furniture. Possession by a manufacturer
of or dealer in bedding or upholstered furniture of any article of bedding or article
of upholstered furniture the filling of which shall have been previously used for
like purpose in other bedding or upholstered furniture shall be prima facie evidence
that such article is being manufactured, remade, or renovated or is offered for sale
in violation of this chapter.
(b) A person shall not use in the manufacture of any article of bedding or article of
upholstered furniture for purposes of sale, or sell, or offer or expose for sale,
or have in his or her possession for the purpose of such use or for sale or for use
in the remaking or renovating of any such article, any material that has previously
been used in or about a hospital, or on or about the person of anyone having an infectious
or contagious disease, nor shall any person sell, or offer or expose for sale, any
article containing materials that have previously been so used.
§ 2942. Tagging of bedding and furniture
A person shall not manufacture for purposes of sale, sell, or offer or expose for
sale, or have in possession with intent to sell any article of bedding or article
of upholstered furniture unless there is plainly marked upon each such article or
upon a tag sewed on the article, or otherwise securely attached to the article, a
statement in the English language, containing no misleading terms or descriptions
of the kind of material used for filling in the manufacture of such article, the name
of the manufacturer or vendor, and a statement that such article contains all new
material, and unless, if any such article is enclosed in a bale, box, crate, or other
receptacle, there shall be plainly marked upon such receptacle, or upon a tag securely
attached to the receptacle, a statement that the contents of the package are marked
as required in this section. Possession of any article of bedding or article of upholstered
furniture not marked as provided in this section by any person engaged in the business
of manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale any such article shall be prima facie
evidence that such article is being manufactured or is offered or exposed for sale
in violation of the provisions of this section. The tag required by this section shall
be at least three inches by four inches in dimensions and made of cloth or with a
cloth back, or, in the case of articles of upholstered furniture, of paper or cloth,
and shall be permanently pasted or attached to each such article. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 29.)
§ 2943. Penalties
(a) A person who violates a provision of sections 2941 and 2942 of this title, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $500.00, or
both.
(b) A person, except a purchaser at retail, who removes or effaces any marking upon any
article or receptacle or any tag or label attached thereto, as provided in section 2942 of this title, shall be fined not more than $50.00.