[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR301.39]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 301_RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER FUR PRODUCTS LABELING ACT--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 301.39  Exempted fur products.

    (a) If the cost of any fur trim or other manufactured fur or furs 
contained in a fur product, exclusive of any costs incident to its 
incorporation therein, does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) 
to the manufacturer of the finished fur product, or if a manufacturer's 
selling price of a fur product does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars 
($150), and the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section are 
met, the fur product shall be exempted from the requirements of the Act 
and regulations in this part; provided, however, that if the fur product 
is made of or contains any used fur, or if the fur product itself is or 
purports to be the whole skin of an animal with

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the head, ears, paws and tail, such as a choker or scarf, the fur 
product is to be labeled, invoiced and advertised in accordance with the 
requirements of the Act and regulations in this part, regardless of the 
cost of the fur used in the fur product or the manufacturer's selling 
price. The exemption provided for herein shall not be applicable:
    (1) To any dog or cat fur product;
    (2) If any false, deceptive, or misleading representations as to the 
fur contained in the fur product are made; or
    (3) If any representations as to the fur are made in labeling, 
invoicing, or advertising without disclosing:
    (i) In the case of labels, the information required to be disclosed 
under section 4(2)(A), (C), and (D) of the Act;
    (ii) In the case of advertising, the information required to be 
disclosed under section 5(a)(1), (3), and (4) of the Act; and
    (iii) In the case of invoicing, the information required to be 
disclosed under section 5(b)(1)(A), (C), and (D) of the Act.
    (b) Where a fur product is exempt under this section from the 
requirements of the act and regulations, the manufacturer thereof shall 
maintain, in addition to the other records required under the act and 
regulations, adequate records showing the cost of the fur used in such 
fur product, or copies of invoices showing the manufacturer's selling 
price of the fur product, provided such price is used as the basis for 
exemption. Such records shall be preserved for at least three years.
    (c) If a fur product is exempt under this section and the 
manufacturer's selling price exceeds one hundred fifty dollars ($150), 
the manufacturer's or wholesaler's invoice shall carry information 
indicating such fur product is exempt from the provisions of the Act and 
regulations in this part; as for example: ``FPL EXEMPT.''

[17 FR 6075, July 8, 1952, as amended at 26 FR 3187, Apr. 14, 1961; 26 
FR 3771, May 2, 1961; 34 FR 381, Jan. 10, 1969; 63 FR 7517, Feb. 13, 
1998; 65 FR 82270, Dec. 28, 2000]