One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
H. R. 2480
AN ACT
To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010
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Elimination of exemption to fur product labeling requirements for products containing relatively small quantities or values of fur
In General
Section 2(d) of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(d)) is amended by striking ; except that
and all that follows through contained therein
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Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Exemption for discrete sales by non-retailers
Section 3 of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
No provision of this Act shall apply to a fur product—
the fur of which was obtained from an animal through trapping or hunting; and
when sold in a face to face transaction at a place such as a residence, craft fair, or other location used on a temporary or short term basis, by the person who trapped or hunted the animal, where the revenue from the sale of apparel or fur products is not the primary source of income of such person.
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Federal trade commission review of fur products name guide
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, a review of the Fur Products Name Guide (16 CFR 301.0).
PAYGO Compliance
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.