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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§70d Records

Title 15 › CHAPTER 2 — FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION › SUBCHAPTER V — TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION › § 70d

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Manufacturers of textile fiber products must keep records that show the fiber content of the products they make. People who replace a stamp, tag, label, or other ID on those products must keep records showing what was on the original tag and the name(s) of the person(s) they got the product from. All these records must be kept for at least three years. Not keeping or refusing to keep these records is illegal and counts as an unfair or deceptive business practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Title 15, §70d

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(a)Maintenance and preservation by manufacturer
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)Maintenance and preservation by person substituting stamp, tag, etc.
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)Neglect or refusal to maintain or preserve records
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.

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15 U.S.C. § 70d

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110