Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) There shall be securely sewed upon the outside of each mattress manufactured, or offered for sale, a muslin, paper or linen label or tag, upon which shall be legibly written or printed a description of the material used as the filling of the mattress.
(2) If all the material used in the manufacture of the mattress has not been previously used, the words “manufactured of new material” shall appear upon the label or tag, together with the name and address of the maker.
(3) Any mattress made from any material previously used shall have stamped or printed upon the tag attached thereto, in type not smaller than twenty-point, the words “secondhand material.”
(4) If labeled felt or felted cotton, it is understood that the cotton or material has all been carded in layers or sheets by a Garnett or cotton felting machine.
(5) In the description upon the label or tag of the material used as the filling of any mattress, no term or designation likely to mislead shall be used.
(6) No person except a purchaser at retail shall remove, deface or alter, or attempt or cause the removal, defacement or alteration of any mark or statement placed upon any mattress under the provisions of this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 214.300.Labels on mattresses; regulation of - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-214-300/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)