15 U.S.C. § 69c : US Code - Section 69C: False advertising and invoicing
Search 15 U.S.C. § 69c : US Code - Section 69C: False advertising and invoicing
(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product or fur
shall be considered to be falsely or deceptively advertised if any
advertisement, representation, public announcement, or notice which
is intended to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly in
the sale or offering for sale of such fur product or fur -
(1) does not show the name or names (as set forth in the Fur
Products Name Guide) of the animal or animals that produced the
fur, and such qualifying statement as may be required pursuant to
section 69e(c) of this title;
(2) does not show that the fur is used fur or that the fur
product contains used fur, when such is the fact;
(3) does not show that the fur product or fur is bleached,
dyed, or otherwise artificially colored fur when such is the
fact;
(4) does not show that the fur product is composed in whole or
in substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when
such is the fact;
(5) contains the name or names of any animal or animals other
than the name or names specified in paragraph (1) of this
subsection, or contains any form of misrepresentation or
deception, directly or by implication, with respect to such fur
product or fur;
(6) does not show the name of the country of origin of any
imported furs or those contained in a fur product.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product or fur
shall be considered to be falsely or deceptively invoiced -
(1) if such fur product or fur is not invoiced to show -
(A) the name or names (as set forth in the Fur Products Name
Guide) of the animal or animals that produced the fur, and such
qualifying statement as may be required pursuant to section
69e(c) of this title;
(B) that the fur product contains or is composed of used fur,
when such is the fact;
(C) that the fur product contains or is composed of bleached,
dyed, or otherwise artificially colored fur, when such is the
fact;
(D) that the fur product is composed in whole or in
substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when
such is the fact;
(E) the name and address of the person issuing such invoice;
(F) the name of the country of origin of any imported furs or
those contained in a fur product;
(2) if such invoice contains the name or names of any animal or
animals other than the name or names specified in paragraph
(1)(A) of this subsection, or contains any form of
misrepresentation or deception, directly or by implication, with
respect to such fur product or fur.
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