GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 223
AN ACT TO AMEND THE BEDDING SANITATION LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-261(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1) 'Bedding' means any
mattress, upholstered spring, sleeping bag, pad, comforter, cushion, pillow,
decorative pillow, and any other padded or stuffed item designed to
be or commonly used principally for reclining or sleeping. This
definition includes only those items which have a thickness of more than one
inch. This definition also includes dual purpose furniture
such as studio couches and sofa beds. The term 'mattress' does not
include water bed liners, bladders or cylinders but does include padding or
cushioning material which has a thickness of more than one inch. unless
they contain padding or stuffing."
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives