§ 69c. — False advertising and invoicing.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC69c]
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. 69c. False advertising and invoicing
(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product or fur shall
be considered to be falsely or deceptively advertised if any
advertisement, representation, public announcement, or notice which is
intended to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly in the sale
or offering for sale of such fur product or fur--
(1) does not show 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;
(2) does not show that the fur is used fur or that the fur
product contains used fur, when such is the fact;
(3) does not show that the fur product or fur is bleached, dyed,
or otherwise artificially colored fur when such is the fact;
(4) does not show that the fur product is composed in whole or
in substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when such
is the fact;
(5) contains the name or names of any animal or animals other
than the name or names specified in paragraph (1) of this
subsection, or contains any form of misrepresentation or deception,
directly or by implication, with respect to such fur product or fur;
(6) does not show the name of the country of origin of any
imported furs or those contained in a fur product.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product or fur shall
be considered to be falsely or deceptively invoiced--
(1) if such fur product or fur is not invoiced to show--
(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 and address of the person issuing such invoice;
(F) the name of the country of origin of any imported furs
or those contained in a fur product;
(2) if such invoice contains the name or names of any animal or
animals other than the name or names specified in paragraph (1)(A)
of this subsection, or contains any form of misrepresentation or
deception, directly or by implication, with respect to such fur
product or fur.
(Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, Sec. 5, 65 Stat. 178.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 69d of this title.
