15 U.S.C. § 69a : US Code - Section 69A: Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act

Search 15 U.S.C. § 69a : US Code - Section 69A: Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act

(a) Introduction or manufacture for introduction into commerce,
sale, advertising or offering for sale in commerce
The introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into commerce,
or the sale, advertising or offering for sale in commerce, or the
transportation or distribution in commerce, of any fur product
which is misbranded or falsely or deceptively advertised or
invoiced, within the meaning of this subchapter or the rules and
regulations prescribed under section 69f(b) of this title, is
unlawful and shall be an unfair method of competition, and an
unfair and deceptive act or practice, in commerce under the Federal
Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(b) Manufacture for sale, sale, advertising, offering for sale,
transportation or distribution
The manufacture for sale, sale, advertising, offering for sale,
transportation or distribution, of any fur product which is made in
whole or in part of fur which has been shipped and received in
commerce, and which is misbranded or falsely or deceptively
advertised or invoiced, within the meaning of this subchapter or
the rules and regulations prescribed under section 69f(b) of this
title, is unlawful and shall be an unfair method of competition,
and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, in commerce under the
Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(c) Introduction into commerce, sale, advertising or offering for
sale in commerce or transportation or distribution
The introduction into commerce, or the sale, advertising or
offering for sale in commerce, or the transportation or
distribution in commerce, of any fur which is falsely or
deceptively advertised or falsely or deceptively invoiced, within
the meaning of this subchapter or the rules and regulations
prescribed under section 69f(b) of this title, is unlawful and
shall be an unfair method of competition, and an unfair and
deceptive act or practice, in commerce under the Federal Trade
Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(d) Removal or mutilation of label
Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, it shall be
unlawful to remove or mutilate, or cause or participate in the
removal or mutilation of, prior to the time any fur product is sold
and delivered to the ultimate consumer, any label required by this
subchapter to be affixed to such fur product, and any person
violating this subsection is guilty of an unfair method of
competition, and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, in
commerce under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et
seq.].
(e) Substitution of labels; records
Any person introducing, selling, advertising, or offering for
sale, in commerce, or processing for commerce, a fur product, or
any person selling, advertising, offering for sale or processing a
fur product which has been shipped and received in commerce, may
substitute for the label affixed to such product pursuant to
section 69b of this title, a label conforming to the requirements
of such section, and such label may show in lieu of the name or
other identification shown pursuant to section 69b(2)(E) of this
title on the label so removed, the name or other identification of
the person making the substitution. Any person substituting a label
shall keep such records as will show the information set forth on
the label that he removed and the name or names of the person or
persons from whom such fur product was received, and shall preserve
such records for at least three years. Neglect or refusal to
maintain and preserve such records is unlawful, and any person who
shall fail to maintain and preserve such records shall forfeit to
the United States the sum of $100 for each day of such failure
which shall accrue to the United States and be recoverable by a
civil action. Any person substituting a label who shall fail to
keep and preserve such records, or who shall by such substitution
misbrand a fur product, shall be guilty of an unfair method of
competition, and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, in
commerce under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et
seq.].
(f) Application of section to common carrier or freight forwarder
Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall not apply to
any common carrier, contract carrier or freight forwarder in
respect of a fur product or fur shipped, transported, or delivered
for shipment in commerce in the ordinary course of business.