§ 69b. — Misbranded fur products.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC69b]
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. 69b. Misbranded fur products
For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product shall be
considered to be misbranded--
(1) if it is falsely or deceptively labeled or otherwise falsely
or deceptively identified, or if the label contains any form of
misrepresentation or deception, directly or by implication, with
respect to such fur product;
(2) if there is not affixed to the fur product a label showing
in words and figures plainly legible--
(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, or other identification issued and registered
by the Commission, of one or more of the persons who manufacture
such fur product for introduction into commerce, introduce it
into commerce, sell it in commerce, advertise or offer it for
sale in commerce, or transport or distribute it in commerce;
(F) the name of the country of origin of any imported furs
used in the fur product;
(3) if the label required by paragraph (2)(A) of this section
sets forth the name or names of any animal or animals other than the
name or names provided for in such paragraph.
(Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, Sec. 4, 65 Stat. 177.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Federal Trade Commission, with certain
exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 8 of
1950, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out
under section 41 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 69a, 69d of this title.
