17 C.F.R. PART 2—OFFICIAL SEAL
Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 4a(j), unless otherwise noted.
Source: 41 FR 9552, Mar. 5, 1976, unless otherwise noted.
Pursuant to section 2(a)(10) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 4(i), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted an official seal (the “Seal”), the description of which is as follows: (a) An American bald eagle in black and white holding the scales of balanced interests over a black and white wheel of commerce and a farmer's plow, also in black and white. These symbols are enclosed with an inner red octagon and a blue outer octagon representing traditional futures contract trading pits. Around the outside of the octagons are the words “Commodity Futures Trading Commission” separated by two stars from the year “1975,” the first year of the Commission's existence. (b) The Seal of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is illustrated as follows: (a) The following officials of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are authorized to affix the Seal to appropriate documents and other materials of the Commission for all purposes including those authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1733(b) (relating to authenticated copies of agency documents used as evidence): The Chairman and all Commissioners, the General Counsel, the Executive Director, the Directors of Divisions, and the Secretariat. (b) The officials named in paragraph (a) of this section, may redelegate, and authorize redelegation of this authority, except that the Secretary may redelegate this authority only to the Deputy Secretary. [41 FR 9552, Mar. 5, 1976, as amended at 51 FR 37177, Oct. 20, 1986] (a) Fraudulently or wrongfully affixing or impressing the Seal to or upon any certificate, instrument, document or paper or with knowledge of its fraudulent character, or with wrongful or fraudulent intent, using, buying, procuring, selling or transferring to another any such paper is punishable under section 1017 of title 18, U.S. Code. (b) Falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering the Seal, or knowingly using a fraudulent or altered Seal or possessing any such Seal knowingly is punishable under section 506 of title 18, U.S. Code.
Title 17: Commodity and Securities Exchanges
PART 2—OFFICIAL SEAL
Section Contents
§ 2.1 Description.
§ 2.2 Authority to affix seal.
§ 2.3 Prohibitions against misuse of seal.
§ 2.1 Description.
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§ 2.2 Authority to affix seal.
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§ 2.3 Prohibitions against misuse of seal.
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