[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2480 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2480
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
An Act
To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTION TO FUR PRODUCT LABELING REQUIREMENTS
FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RELATIVELY SMALL QUANTITIES OR VALUES OF FUR.
(a) 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''.
(b) 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.
SEC. 3. 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:
``(g) No provision of this Act shall apply to a fur product--
``(1) the fur of which was obtained from an animal through
trapping or hunting; and
``(2) 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.''.
SEC. 4. 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).
SEC. 5. 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.