West Virginia Code § 47-1A-12

Tags to be approved by commissioner; material, color, form and size of
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tags.
(1) Whenever a tag is required by this article, it shall be approved by the commissioner. Tags
shall be made of muslin, linen or other material of like durability and shall be the same color
stock throughout. Paper-faced tags shall not be used.
(2) For designating all new material, the tags shall be white; for designating secondhand or
renovated material or articles, the tag shall be yellow; for designating articles or materials
placed off-sale by the commissioner, as hereinafter provided, the tag shall be blue; and for
designating articles or materials exposed to infectious or contaguious disease and declared
"unclean" by the commissioner, as hereinafter provided, the tag shall be red.
(3) Statements required on tags shall be legibly printed or stamped on one side only, in the
English language, and in letters at least one eighth of an inch in height. Tags attached to
mattresses or pillows shall be at least six square inches in area. The commissioner may
permit smaller tags or he may require larger tags flor other articles. On each tag, there shall
be a certification that such article complies wsith the requirements of law, but such tag also
may state that the article complies with the law of any other state.

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