§332-2  Materials.  No person, by
oneself or by the person’s agents, servants, or employees, shall employ or use
in the making, remaking, or renovating of any mattress, any material of any
kind that has been used in or has formed a part of, any mattress used in or
about any public or private hospital, or institution for the treatment of
persons suffering from disease, or for or about any person having any
infectious or contagious disease; any material known as “shoddy,” and made in
whole or in part from old worn clothing, carpets, or other fabrics, or
materials previously used, or any other fabrics, or materials from which shoddy
is constructed; or any material, not otherwise prohibited by this chapter, of
which prior use has been made, unless all of the materials have been thoroughly
sterilized, and disinfected by a reasonable process, approved by the department
of health. [L 1927, c 234, §2; RL 1935, §1191; RL 1945, §2472; RL 1955, §55-2;
am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §332-2; gen ch 1985]