New Hampshire § 339-56 - Section 339:56 Labels; Use of Undisinfected Secondhand Materials Prohibited.

Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 339-56 — Section 339:56 Labels; Use of Undisinfected Secondhand Materials Prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 339-56. Section 339:56 Labels; Use of Undisinfected Secondhand Materials Prohibited.

No person shall manufacture for purposes of sale, sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any mattress, pillow, cushion, muff bed, quilt, upholstered furniture or similar article having a filling of hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok or other material, unless there is plainly marked upon each such article, or upon a tag of some durable substance sewed thereon, or otherwise securely attached thereto, a statement of the kind of material used for filling in the manufacture of such article, the name of the manufacturer or vendor, and also, if the material has been previously used, the word, secondhand. Provided, that no secondhand materials, the use of which is not prohibited under RSA 339:59 and which may be deemed by the department of health and human services suitable for reuse, shall be used unless the same have been disinfected by a method or methods approved by the said department.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 339-56 cover?

Section 339-56 ("Section 339:56 Labels; Use of Undisinfected Secondhand Materials Prohibited.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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