Every bedding retailer, unless he or she holds an importer’s license, an upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, a wholesale upholstered-furniture and bedding dealer’s license, or a retail furniture and bedding dealer’s license, shall hold a retail bedding dealer’s license.
(a)
This section does not apply to a person whose sole business is designing and specifying for interior spaces, and who purchases specific amenable bedding items on behalf of a client, provided that the bedding is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer.
(b)
This section does not apply to a person who is licensed as a home medical device retail facility by the State Department of Health Services, provided that the bedding is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer.