§ 294. — Importation or transportation of falsely marked gold or silver ware prohibited.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC294]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 8--FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED
THEREFROM
Sec. 294. Importation or transportation of falsely marked gold
or silver ware prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or
association, being a manufacturer of or wholesale or retail dealer in
gold or silver jewelry or gold ware, silver goods or silverware, or for
any officer, manager, director, or agent of such firm, corporation, or
association to import or export or cause to be imported into or exported
from the United States for the purpose of selling or disposing of the
same, or to deposit or cause to be deposited in the United States mails
for transmission thereby, or to deliver or cause to be delivered to any
common carrier for transportation from one State, Territory, or
possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, to any
other State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or to said
District, in interstate commerce, or to transport or cause to be
transported from one State, Territory, or possession of the United
States, or from the District of Columbia, to any other State, Territory,
or possession of the United States, or to said District, in interstate
commerce, any article of merchandise manufactured after June 13, 1907,
and made in whole or in part of gold or silver, or any alloy of either
of said metals, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or printed
thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any
box, package, cover, or wrapper in which said article is incased or
inclosed, any mark or word indicating or designed or intended to
indicate that the gold or silver or alloy of either of said metals in
such article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness
or quality of such gold, silver, or alloy, according to the standards
and subject to the qualifications set forth in sections 295 and 296 of
this title.
(June 13, 1906, ch. 3289, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 260.)
Short Title of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94-450, Sec. 1, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1501, provided:
``That this Act [amending section 295 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 295 of this title] may be
cited as the `Gold Labeling Act of 1976'.''
Short Title
Act June 13, 1906, ch. 3289, which enacted this section and sections
295 to 300 of this title, is popularly known as the ``Jewelers'
Liability Act (Gold and Silver Articles)'' and also as the ``National
Gold and Silver Stamping Act of 1906''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300
of this title.
