§ 69i. — Criminal penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC69i]
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. 69i. Criminal penalty
(a) Any person who willfully violates section 69a, 69d, or 69h(b) of
this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
fined not more than $5,000, or be imprisoned not more than one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
(b) Whenever the Commission has reason to believe any person is
guilty of a misdemeanor under this section, it shall certify all
pertinent facts to the Attorney General, whose duty it shall be to cause
appropriate proceedings to be brought for the enforcement of the
provisions of this section against such person.
(Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, Sec. 11, 65 Stat. 181.)
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.
