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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-27-2704. Bedding inspections

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Department of Health, at its discretion, may randomly conduct bedding and materials product tests and inspections of the premises of any bedding manufacturer, renovator, or sanitizer for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this section and the department's rules adopted under this section.

(b) If the department finds probable cause to believe that an article of bedding violates any provisions of this section, the department may embargo, remove, recall, condemn, destroy, or otherwise dispose of bedding found to violate any provisions of this section.

(c)(1)(A)(i) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke an initial or renewal permit of any person that violates any provision of this section.

(ii) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.

(B) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) The court may order restitution in addition to any other penalty provided in this subchapter.

(3) The department may petition for an injunction to restrain a continuing violation of this section or a threat of a continuing violation of this section, provided such violation or threatened violation creates an immediate threat to public health and safety.

(4)(A) A manufacturer, renovator, or seller that knowingly attaches to bedding or sells bedding bearing a label stating that the product is made from all new materials when the person has actual knowledge or reason to believe or suspect that such bedding is made in whole or in part from secondhand materials commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(B) Each bedding product that is found to be falsely labeled in this respect constitutes a separate violation.

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