15 U.S.C. § 69b — Misbranded fur products

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A fur product is misbranded if its label is false or deceptive, or if it's missing required label information: the animal's name, whether it's used or dyed fur, whether it's made of paws or waste fur, who made it, and the country of origin. It's also misbranded if the label uses an animal name other than the approved one.

This section, similar in structure to the wool-misbranding section, sets three rules for when a fur product counts as misbranded. (1) A fur product is misbranded if it is falsely or deceptively labeled or identified, or if its label misrepresents or deceives about the product in any way, directly or by implication. (2) It's misbranded if it lacks a plainly legible label showing: (A) the animal name or names, as listed in the Fur Products Name Guide, plus any qualifying statement required under section 69e(c); (B) whether the product contains or is made of used fur; (C) whether the fur is bleached, dyed, or otherwise artificially colored; (D) whether the product is made in whole or substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur; (E) the name — or Commission-issued identification — of one or more of the people who manufacture, introduce, sell, advertise, or transport the product in commerce; and (F) the country of origin of any imported fur used in the product. (3) It's also misbranded if the required label under (2)(A) names an animal other than the name that section actually calls for.

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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.

Source credit: (Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, § 4, 65 Stat. 177.)

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1951Enacted · Act of Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298 · 65 Stat. 177

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