Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§1339 Injunction Proceedings
Title 15 › CHAPTER 36 — CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING › § 1339
Summary
District courts may stop violations for good cause when the Attorney General asks through the U.S. attorneys.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1339
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction, for cause shown, to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter upon the application of the Attorney General of the United States acting through the several United States attorneys in their several districts.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Two prior section 11 of Pub. L. 89–92 were renumbered section 12 by section 5(a) of Pub. L. 98–474 and are classified to section 1340 of this title and as an
Effective Date
note under section 1331 of this title.
Amendments
1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provision that the several district courts are invested with jurisdiction in injunction proceedings, for provisions that regulation of advertising terminate on
July 1, 1969, but that such termination shall not be construed as limiting, expanding or otherwise affecting such jurisdiction which Federal Trade Commission or other federal agencies had prior to
July 27, 1965.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–222, set out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1339
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102