16 Del. Admin. Code § 4460-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4460-3.0 - Operational Requirements

3.1 Permits

3.1.1 Any person engaged in the making, remaking or renovating of any mattress, pillow, bolster or comforter in which secondhand material is used; or in the making of any new or secondhand feather or down filled article; or the sterilizing and disinfecting of any material, feathers or article coming under these Regulations, shall submit to the Department for approval a reasonable and effective process, together with duplicate plans of apparatus or auxiliary devices, for the sterilization and disinfection of materials, feathers and articles enumerated in this section.

3.1.2 Upon the approval of the process for sterilization and disinfection, a numbered permit shall be issued to the applicant by the Department. Permits shall remain effective only during a calendar year beginning January 1, and ending December 31, or any remaining portion of a calendar year beginning on the date the permit is issued.

3.1.3 Every person to whom a permit has been issued shall keep such permit conspicuously posted in the person's office or place of business. Refusal to display such permit in accordance with these Regulations shall be sufficient reason for revocation of the permit by the Department.

3.1.4 Nothing in this section shall prevent any person engaged in the making, remaking, renovating or sale of any article, which requires sterilizing and disinfecting under this section, from having such sterilizing and disinfecting performed by any person to whom a permit for such purposes has been issued, provided the number of the permit shall appear in the statement on the tag attached to the article.

3.2 Initial Permit Fee. The initial permit fee for manufacturers of bedding products within the State or manufacturers of such products who ship said products into this State shall be $50.00.

3.3 Renewal of Permit

3.3.1 Applications for renewal of a permit must be made within the 60-day period preceding expiration of the permit currently held by the applicant.

3.3.2 The fee for renewal of a permit shall be $50.00.

3.4 Registry Numbers. The Department shall, upon application to it by any person entitled thereto, register each applicant, issue a permit, and assign a registry number by which number applicants shall thereafter be identified.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4460-3.0