§ 2106. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2106]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 48--HOBBY PROTECTION
Sec. 2106. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term ``original political item'' means any political
button, poster, literature, sticker, or any advertisement produced
for use in any political cause.
(2) The term ``imitation political item'' means an item which
purports to be, but in fact is not, an original political item, or
which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original
political item.
(3) The term ``original numismatic item'' means anything which
has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in
exchange or has been used to commemorate a person or event. Such
term includes coins, tokens, paper money, and commemorative medals.
(4) The term ``imitation numismatic item'' means an item which
purports to be, but in fact is not, an original numismatic item or
which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original
numismatic item.
(5) The term ``commerce'' has the same meaning as such term has
under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
(6) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission.
(7) The term ``United States'' means the States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(Pub. L. 93-167, Sec. 7, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 687.)
References in Text
The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in par. (5), is act
Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, as amended, which is classified
generally to subchapter I (Sec. 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of
this title and Tables.
