15 U.S.C. § 69c — False advertising and invoicing

submitted 75 years ago by ch. 298 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 448 words · no verdicts yet

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A fur product's ad is false if it skips the required animal name, or doesn't disclose used, dyed, or waste-fur content, or the country of origin, or if it names the wrong animal. The same disclosures are required on invoices, and getting them wrong or omitting them makes the invoice false too.

(a) False or deceptive advertising: A fur product or fur is falsely or deceptively advertised if an ad, representation, announcement, or notice meant to help sell it: (1) doesn't show the animal name (as listed in the Fur Products Name Guide) plus any required qualifying statement under section 69e(c); (2) doesn't disclose that the fur is used, or that the product contains used fur, when true; (3) doesn't disclose that the fur or product is bleached, dyed, or artificially colored, when true; (4) doesn't disclose that the product is made in whole or substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when true; (5) uses an animal name other than the correct one, or contains any misrepresentation or deception about the product; or (6) doesn't show the country of origin of any imported fur. (b) False or deceptive invoicing: A fur product or fur is falsely or deceptively invoiced if the invoice fails to show: (A) the correct animal name plus any required qualifying statement; (B) whether it contains used fur; (C) whether it's bleached, dyed, or artificially colored; (D) whether it's made in whole or substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur; (E) the name and address of whoever issued the invoice; or (F) the country of origin of any imported fur. It's also falsely invoiced if the invoice names the wrong animal, or otherwise misrepresents or deceives about the product.

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(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.

Source credit: (Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298, § 5, 65 Stat. 178.)

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1951Enacted · Act of Aug. 8, 1951, ch. 298 · 65 Stat. 178

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