§70d — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

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Manufacturers must keep records that show the fiber content of every textile product they make. People who replace a stamp, tag, label, or other ID under section 70c(b) must keep records showing the removed ID and the name(s) of the supplier. All these records must be kept for at least three years. Failing to keep these records is illegal and is treated as an unfair or deceptive practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Title 15, §70d

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(a)Every manufacturer of textile fiber products subject to this subchapter shall maintain proper records showing the fiber content as required by this subchapter of all such products made by him, and shall preserve such records for at least three years.

(b)Any person substituting a stamp, tag, label, or other identification pursuant to section 70c(b) of this title shall keep such records as will show the information set forth on the stamp, tag, label, or other identification that he removed and the name or names of the person or persons from whom such textile fiber product was received, and shall preserve such records for at least three years.

(c)The neglect or refusal to maintain or preserve the records required by this section is unlawful, and any person neglecting or refusing to maintain such records shall be guilty of an unfair method of competition, and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, in commerce, under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].

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The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.

§70d Records

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Title 15, §70d

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