§ 69a. — Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC69a]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 2--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND
PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION
SUBCHAPTER IV--LABELING OF FUR PRODUCTS
Sec. 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.
(Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, Sec. 3, 65 Stat. 176.)
References in Text
The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in section catchline
and subsecs. (a) to (e), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717,
as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 41 et
seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 69f, 69g, 69h, 69i of this
title.
