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Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADEChapter 2 - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION
Subchapter III - LABELING OF WOOL PRODUCTS
Section 68h - Criminal penalty

15 U.S.C. § 68h

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Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)
Section 68h - Criminal penalty

Any person who willfully violates sections 68a, 68c, 68f, or 68g(b) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $5,000, or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court: Provided, That nothing herein shall limit other provisions of this subchapter.

Whenever the Commission has reason to believe any person is guilty of a misdemeanor under this section, it shall certify all pertinent facts to the Attorney General, whose duty it shall be to cause appropriate proceedings to be brought for the enforcement of the provisions of this section against such person.

15 U.S.C. § 68h

Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 871, §10, 54 Stat. 1133.

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor transfer of functions of Federal Trade Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1950, §1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out under section 41 of this title.