(A) Decorative material shall include all such materials as curtains, draperies, streamers, surface coverings applied over the building interior finish for decorative, acoustical or other effect and also cloth, cotton batting, straw, vines, leaves, trees and moss used for decorative effect, but it shall not include floor coverings, ordinary window shades, nor materials one-fortieth of an inch or less in thickness applied directly to and adhering tightly to a non-combustible base.
(B) No decorative material shall be used which as applied will ignite and allow flame to spread over the surface when exposed to a match flame test applied to a piece removed from the material and tested in a safe place. The piece shall be held in a vertical position and the bottom edge exposed to a flame from a common match held in a horizontal position, one-half inch underneath the piece and at a constant location for a minimum of 15 seconds.
(C) Treatments used to accomplish this flame-proofing shall be renewed as often as may be necessary to maintain the flame-proof effect.
(2000 Code, § 93.36) Penalty, see § 93.999