(425 ILCS 45/1002) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-2)
Sec. 1002. As used in this Act:
(a) "Sell" or any of its variants means and includes any of or any combination of the following: to sell, offer or expose for sale, barter, trade, deliver, give away, rent, consign, lease, or possess with an intent to sell or dispose of in any other commercial manner.
(b) "Seating furniture" means any furniture, including children's furniture, movable or stationery, which (1) is made of or with cushions or pillows, loose or attached, (2) is itself stuffed or filled in whole or in part with any filling material, (3) is or can be stuffed or filled in whole or in part with any substance or material, hidden or concealed by fabric or any other covering, including cushions or pillows belonging to or forming a part thereof, together with the structural units, the filling material and its container and covering which can be used as a support for the body of a human being, or the limbs and feet when sitting or resting in an upright or reclining position.
(c) "Filling material" means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, down, hair, liquid, or any other material or substance, natural or man-made, or any other prefabricated form, concealed or not concealed, to be used or that could be used in articles of seating furniture.
(d) "Manufacturer" means a person who, either by himself or through employees or agents, makes any article of seating furniture in whole or in part.
(e) "Public occupancies" means:
(1) Jails, prisons, and penal institutions;
(2) Hospitals, mental health facilities, and similar health care facilities;
(3) Nursing care and convalescent homes;
(4) Child day care centers;
(5) Public auditoriums and stadiums; and
(6) Public assembly areas of hotels and motels containing more than 10 articles of seating furniture.
(Source: P.A. 86-631.)
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