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LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPES OF RETAIL

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GOODS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Rebecca P. Edwards

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Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill amends provisions related to labeling certain retail goods.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     provides for alternate disclosure labeling of secondhand goods;
14          ▸     provides disclosure requirements; and
15          ▸     makes technical changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
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20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          4-10-9, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 2
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 4-10-9 is amended to read:
26          4-10-9. Sale of bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling
27     material -- Tag, stamp, or stencil required -- Secondhand material -- Presumption --
28     Owner's own material to be tagged.
29          [No] (1) A wholesaler or retailer [shall] may sell [any] bedding, upholstered furniture,
30     quilted clothing, or prefabricated filling material[, whether the point of origin of such article is
31     inside or outside the state, unless] if it is [appropriately] properly tagged [under], stamped, or
32     stenciled as required by Section 4-10-7[, or unless it is appropriately stamped or stenciled
33     under Section 4-10-7] or 4-10-8.
34          [A] (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 4-10-7, a retailer who sells used
35     articles shall:
36          (a) attach a secondhand material tag to each used article before sale[.]; or
37          (b) clearly display a disclosure statement as provided in Subsection (3).
38          (3) The disclosure statement required under Subsection (2)(b) shall:
39          (a) state "ALL ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT ARE
40     SECONDHAND UNLESS SPECIFICALLY LABELED AS NEW";
41          (b) be printed:
42          (i) in black capital letters using Arial, Calibri, Cambria, or Times New Roman in no
43     smaller than 48-point font; and
44          (ii) on bright yellow paper, at least 8.5 inches by 6.5 inches in size; and
45          (c) be displayed at each public entrance and checkstand at each retail location.
46          (4) Possession of an article by a person who regularly engages in the manufacture,
47     repair, wholesale, or supply of such articles is presumptive evidence of intent to sell.
48          (5) (a) A person who repairs "owner's own material" shall immediately upon its receipt
49     attach an owner's material tag to the article.
50          (b) The tag shall remain attached to the article until it is actually in the process of
51     repair and shall be reattached upon completion of repair.