68-15-201 - Part definitions. - Tennessee Statutes

68-15-201. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

     (1)  “Bedding” means any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case, or covering that is:

          (A)  Made of leather, textile, or other material;

          (B)  Stuffed or filled with any soft material or substance; and

          (C)  Designed or made for sleeping or reclining purposes, or designed or made to be an integral part of a bed or couch or other device used for sleeping or reclining purposes;

     (2)  “Comfort exchange policy” means a policy offered by a mattress manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer to a mattress buyer authorizing the buyer to exchange the mattress for a different firmness or for other reasons, within a certain period;

     (3)  “Filling material” means:

          (A)  Hair;

          (B)  Down;

          (C)  Feathers;

          (D)  Wool;

          (E)  Cotton;

          (F)  Kapok;

          (G)  Plant fibers; or

          (H)  Any other soft material used in the manufacture of and the filling or stuffing of articles of bedding;

     (4)  “Mattress” means any quilted pad, mattress, mattress pad, bunk quilt or cushion, stuffed and filled with wool, hair or other soft material, to be used on a couch or other bed for sleeping or reclining purposes;

     (5)  “New” means an article of bedding or filling material that has not been previously used for any purpose; however, manufacturing processes shall not be deemed a prior use;

     (6)  “Secondhand” means any article of bedding or material or part of bedding or material of which prior use of any kind has been made; and an article of bedding shall be deemed to be secondhand if the article contains any previously used material in whole or in part; and

     (7)  “Sold” or “sale” includes any of the following activities, or any combination of them:

          (A)  Sell;

          (B)  Offer;

          (C)  Expose for sale;

          (D)  Barter;

          (E)  Trade;

          (F)  Lend;

          (G)  Deliver;

          (H)  Give away;

          (I)  Rent;

          (J)  Consign;

          (K)  Lease;

          (L)  Possess with the intent to sell; or

          (M)  Dispose of in any other commercial manner.

[Acts 2003, ch. 28, § 1; 2006, ch. 591, § 1.]