United States Code
TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 2 - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION
OF EXPORT TRADE
69d. Fur products imported into United States
(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; 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 et seq.), shall set forth, in
addition to the matters therein specified, information conforming with
the requirements of section 69c(b) of this title, 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 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 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 et seq.); and any
person who falsifies, or fails to set forth, said information in said
invoices, or who falsifies or perjures said consignee's declaration insofar
as it relates to said information, may thenceforth be prohibited by the
Commission from importing, or participating in the importation of, any
fur products or furs into the United States except upon filing bond with
the Secretary of the Treasury in a sum double the value of said fur products
and furs, and any duty thereon, conditioned upon compliance with the provisions
of this section.
(c) Verified statement of compliance
A verified statement from the manufacturer, producer of, or dealer in,
imported fur products and furs showing information required under the
provisions of this subchapter may be required under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
From A service of the Legal Information Institute.
|