7 U.S.C. § 95 — Prohibition of acts deemed injurious to commerce in naval stores

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This law bans four practices that hurt the naval stores business. You can't sell naval stores without using U.S. standards, mislabel graded naval stores, misuse words like 'turpentine' or 'rosin,' or use deceptive sales tactics.

Four kinds of acts are illegal because they hurt commerce in naval stores (like turpentine and rosin). (a) You cannot sell naval stores, or anything sold as naval stores, in commerce unless you use or refer to United States standards. (b) You cannot sell naval stores under U.S. standards that don't actually match what you claim they are. (c) You cannot use the word “turpentine” or “rosin” — alone, combined with other words, or as any altered, related, or misleading version of those words — to sell, offer, advertise, or ship anything that isn't naval stores meeting U.S. standards. This also covers any word, letters, or combination the Secretary of Agriculture assigns to a kind or grade of naval stores. (d) You cannot use any false, misleading, or deceitful method or practice when selling naval stores or anything sold as naval stores.

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The following acts are hereby declared injurious to commerce in naval stores and are hereby prohibited and made unlawful:

(a)

The sale in commerce of any naval stores, or of anything offered as such, except under or by reference to United States standards.

(b)

The sale of any naval stores under or by reference to United States standards which is other than what it is represented to be.

(c)

The use in commerce of the word “turpentine” or the word “rosin,” singly or with any other word or words, or of any compound, derivative, or imitation of either such word, or of any misleading word, or of any word, combination of words, letter, or combination of letters, provided herein or by the Secretary of Agriculture to be used to designate naval stores of any kind or grade, in selling, offering for sale, advertising, or shipping anything other than naval stores of the United States standards.

(d)

The use in commerce of any false, misleading, or deceitful means or practice in the sale of naval stores or of anything offered as such.

Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 5, 42 Stat. 1436.)

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1923Enacted · Act of Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217 · 42 Stat. 1436

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 217 on 1923-03-03.

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