§68e Condemnation and injunction proceedings

Summary

Lets the Commission seize wool products and ask a U.S. district court to condemn them when the Commission has reasonable cause to believe the goods are being made, shipped, held for sale, or otherwise in commerce in violation of this subchapter, and the owner cannot show they follow the rules after being notified. The court treats the case like one against the goods themselves. If the court condemns the wool, it can destroy it, sell it, return it to the owner if the owner pays legal costs and posts a bond promising not to dispose of the goods until they are properly stamped or labeled, or give them to charity. Money from any sale, minus costs, must go into the U.S. Treasury. The Commission may also ask a court to stop someone from violating, or about to violate, sections 68a, 68c, 68f, or 68g if stopping them serves the public interest. That injunction can stay in place until the Commission files a complaint under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the complaint is dismissed or set aside on review, or until any cease-and-desist order from that complaint becomes final under that Act.