(a) It shall be unlawful and punishable by the provisions of this subchapter for any person, firm, or corporation, or their agents, to use or cause to be used in the manufacture or renovation of mattresses materials of any description, in whole or part, that have been used in or about any public or private hospital or sanatorium for the treatment of any infectious or contagious disease, or materials obtained from mattresses from hotels, rooming houses, boardinghouses, and other public buildings where mattresses have been used for their original purpose.
(b) This section shall not prevent the use of materials as prohibited in § 20-27-209 when they have been thoroughly sterilized by a method of sterilization approved or adopted by the State Board of Health. In that event, the mattress shall be labeled as indicated in § 20-27-205, as may apply.
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