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15 U.S.C. § 69 — Definitions
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As used in this subchapter—
**(a)** The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, business trust, or any organized group of any of the foregoing.
**(b)** The term “fur” means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state, but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into leather or which in processing shall have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber completely removed.
**(c)** The term “used fur” means fur in any form which has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.
**(d)** The term “fur product” means any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur or used fur.
**(e)** The term “waste fur” means the ears, throats, or scrap pieces which have been severed from the animal pelt, and shall include mats or plates made therefrom.
**(f)** The term “invoice” means a written account, memorandum, list, or catalog, which is issued in connection with any commercial dealing in fur products or furs, and describes the particulars of any fur products or furs, transported or delivered to a purchaser, consignee, factor, bailee, correspondent, or agent, or any other person who is engaged in dealing commercially in fur products or furs.
**(g)** The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
**(h)** The term “Federal Trade Commission Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 26, 1914, as amended [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(i)** The term “Fur Products Name Guide” means the register issued by the Commission pursuant to [section 69e of this
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As used in this subchapter—
**(a)** The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, business trust, or any organized group of any of the foregoing.
**(b)** The term “fur” means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state, but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into leather or which in processing shall have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber completely removed.
**(c)** The term “used fur” means fur in any form which has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.
**(d)** The term “fur product” means any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur or used fur.
**(e)** The term “waste fur” means the ears, throats, or scrap pieces which have been severed from the animal pelt, and shall include mats or plates made therefrom.
**(f)** The term “invoice” means a written account, memorandum, list, or catalog, which is issued in connection with any commercial dealing in fur products or furs, and describes the particulars of any fur products or furs, transported or delivered to a purchaser, consignee, factor, bailee, correspondent, or agent, or any other person who is engaged in dealing commercially in fur products or furs.
**(g)** The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.
**(h)** The term “Federal Trade Commission Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 26, 1914, as amended [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(i)** The term “Fur Products Name Guide” means the register issued by the Commission pursuant to [section 69e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69e&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(j)** The term “commerce” means commerce between any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any Territory or possession or the District of Columbia.
**(k)** The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories and possessions of the United States.
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Trade Commission Act”.
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69f/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69f/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) Introduction into commerce,
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Cat fur** — The term “cat fur” means the pelt or skin of any animal of the species Felis catus.
(2) **Interstate commerce** — The term “interstate commerce” means the transportation for sale, trade, or use between any State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.
(3) **Customs laws** — The term “customs laws of the United States” means any other law or regulation enforced or administered by the United States Customs Service.
(4) **Designated authority** — The term “designated authority” means the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to the prohibitions under subsection (b)(1)(A), and the President (or the President’s designee), with respect to the prohibitions under subsection (b)(1)(B).
(5) **Dog fur** — The term “dog fur” means the pelt or skin of any animal of the species Canis familiaris.
(6) **Dog or cat fur product** — The term “dog or cat fur product” means any item of merchandise which consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of any dog fur, cat fur, or both.
(7) **Person** — The term “person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, business trust, government entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(8) **United States** — The term “United States” means the customs territory of the United States, as defined in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
**(b) Prohibitions**
(1) **In general** — It shall be unlawful for any person to—
(A) import into, or export from, the United States any dog or cat fur product; or
(B) introduce into interstate commerce, manufacture for introduction into interstate commerce, sell, trade, or advertise
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A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), which shall be composed of five Commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than three of the Commissioners shall be members of the same political party. The first Commissioners appointed shall continue in office for terms of three, four, five, six, and seven years, respectively, from September 26, 1914, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed: Provided, however, That upon the expiration of his term of office a Commissioner shall continue to serve until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified..11 So in original. The President shall choose a chairman from the Commission’s membership. No Commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Any Commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. A vacancy in the Commission shall not impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powers of the Commission.
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**(a) Fur Products Name Guide** The Commission shall, with the assistance and cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, within six months after August 8, 1951, issue, after holding public hearings, a register setting forth the names of hair, fleece, and fur-bearing animals, which shall be known as the Fur Products Name Guide. The names used shall be the true English names for the animals in question, or in the absence of a true English name for an animal, the name by which such animal can be properly identified in the United States.
**(b) Additions and deletions; public hearing** The Commission may, from time to time, with the assistance and cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior, after holding public hearings, add to or delete from such register the name of any hair, fleece, or fur-bearing animal.
**(c) Prevention of confusion or deception** If the name of an animal (as set forth in the Fur Products Name Guide) connotes a geographical origin or significance other than the true country or place of origin of such animal, the Commission may require whenever such name is used in setting forth the information required by this subchapter, such qualifying statements as it may deem necessary to prevent confusion or deception.
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**(a) Necessity of proper labelling; additional information** Fur products imported into the United States shall be labeled so as not to be misbranded within the meaning of [section 69b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69b&num=0&edition=prelim); and all invoices of fur products and furs required under title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [[19 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], shall set forth, in addition to the matters therein specified, information conforming with the requirements of [section 69c(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69c/b&num=0&edition=prelim), which information shall be included in the invoices prior to their certification under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [[19 U.S.C. 1202](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act** The falsification of, or failure to set forth, said information in said invoices, or the falsification or perjury of the consignee’s declaration provided for in the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [[19 U.S.C. 1202](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], insofar as it relates to said information, 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; and any person who falsifies, or fails to set forth, said information in s
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**(a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission**
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, sections 69a, 69d, and 69h(b) of this title shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under rules, regulations, and procedure provided for in the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) The Commission is authorized and directed to prevent any person from violating the provisions of sections 69a, 69d, and 69h(b) of this title in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter; and any such person violating any provision of section 69a, 69d, or 69h(b) of this title shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in said Federal Trade Commission Act as though the applicable terms and provisions of the said Act were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter.
**(b) Rules and regulations for disclosure of information** The Commission is authorized and directed to prescribe rules and regulations governing the manner and form of disclosing information required by this subchapter, and such further rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for purposes of administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
**(c) Inspection, analysis, tests for fur products; cooperation with other governmental agencies** The Commission is authorized (1) to cause inspections, analyses, tests, and
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**(a) Grounds for condemnation; disposition of merchandise**
(1) Any fur product or fur shall be liable to be proceeded against in the district court of the United States for the district in which found, and to be seized for confiscation by process of libel for condemnation, if the Commission has reasonable cause to believe such fur product or fur is being manufactured or held for shipment, or shipped, or held for sale or exchange after shipment, in commerce, in violation of the provisions of this subchapter, and if after notice from the Commission the provisions of this subchapter with respect to such fur product or fur are not shown to be complied with. Proceedings in such libel cases shall conform as nearly as may be to suits in rem in admiralty, and may be brought by the Commission.
(2) If such fur products or furs are condemned by the court, they shall be disposed of, in the discretion of the court, by destruction, by sale, by delivery to the owner or claimant thereof upon payment of legal costs and charges and upon execution of good and sufficient bond to the effect that such fur or fur products will not be disposed of until properly marked, advertised, and invoiced as required under the provisions of this subchapter; or by such charitable disposition as the court may deem proper. If such furs or fur products are disposed of by sale, the proceeds, less legal costs and charges, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
**(b) Grounds for temporary injunction or restraining order; issuance without bond** Whenever the Commission has reason to believe that—
(1) any person is volating,11 So in original. Probably should be “violating,”. or is about to violate, section 69a, 69d, or 69h(b) of this title; and
(2) it would be to the
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**(a) Avoidance of liability; requirements** No person shall be guilty under [section 69a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section69a&num=0&edition=prelim) if he establishes a guaranty received in good faith signed by and containing the name and address of the person residing in the United States by whom the fur product or fur guaranteed was manufactured or from whom it was received, that said fur product is not misbranded or that said fur product or fur is not falsely advertised or invoiced under the provisions of this subchapter. Such guaranty shall be either (1) a separate guaranty specifically designating the fur product or fur guaranteed, in which case it may be on the invoice or other paper relating to such fur product or fur; or (2) a continuing guaranty filed with the Commission applicable to any fur product or fur handled by a guarantor, in such form as the Commission by rules and regulations may prescribe.
**(b) Furnishing false guaranty** It shall be unlawful for any person to furnish, with respect to any fur product or fur, a false guaranty (except a person relying upon a guaranty to the same effect received in good faith signed by and containing the name and address of the person residing in the United States by whom the fur product or fur guaranteed was manufactured or from whom it was received) with reason to believe the fur product or fur falsely guaranteed may be introduced, sold, transported, or distributed in commerce, and any person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of an unfair method of competition, and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, in commerce within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:U
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**(a) False or deceptive identification** Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a textile fiber product shall be misbranded if it is falsely or deceptively stamped, tagged, labeled, invoiced, advertised, or otherwise identified as to the name or amount of constituent fibers contained therein.
**(b) Stamp, tag, label or other means of identification; contents** Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a textile fiber product shall be misbranded if a stamp, tag, label, or other means of identification, or substitute therefor authorized by [section 70c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section70c&num=0&edition=prelim), is not on or affixed to the product showing in words and figures plainly legible, the following:
(1) The constituent fiber or combination of fibers in the textile fiber product, designating with equal prominence each natural or manufactured fiber in the textile fiber product by its generic name in the order of predominance by the weight thereof if the weight of such fiber is 5 per centum or more of the total fiber weight of the product, but nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a nondeceptive trademark in conjunction with a designated generic name: Provided, That exclusive of permissible ornamentation, any fiber or group of fibers present in an amount of 5 per centum or less by weight of the total fiber content shall not be designated by the generic name or the trademark of such fiber or fibers, but shall be designated only as “other fiber” or “other fibers” as the case may be, but nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the disclosure of any fiber present in a textile fiber product which has a clearly established and definite functional si
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