§68e Condemnation and Injunction Proceedings

Summary

The Commission can ask a U.S. district court where the wool is found to seize and condemn wool products if it has good reason to think the products are made, shipped, or sold in commerce in violation of this subchapter and the owner does not prove they follow the rules after being told. The court will handle the case like an in-rem admiralty suit and the Commission may bring the case. If the court condemns the wool, it can order the wool destroyed, sold, returned to the owner if the owner pays legal costs and gives a bond promising the wool will be properly stamped or labeled, or given to charity. If sold, the money left after costs goes to the Treasury of the United States. If the Commission believes someone is violating or about to violate sections 68a, 68c, 68f, or 68g, and stopping them right away is in the public interest, the Commission may get a court order to stop the violation until the Commission’s complaint under the Federal Trade Commission Act is dismissed or set aside by a court, or until any cease-and-desist order from the Commission becomes final under that Act.