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[CITE: 15USC2101]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                      CHAPTER 48--HOBBY PROTECTION
 
Sec. 2101. Marking requirements


(a) Political items

    The manufacture in the United States, or the importation into the 
United States, for introduction into or distribution in commerce of any 
imitation political item which is not plainly and permanently marked 
with the calendar year in which such item was manufactured, is unlawful 
and is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce under the 
Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].

(b) Coins and other numismatic items

    The manufacture in the United States, or the importation into the 
United States, for introduction into or distribution in commerce of any 
imitation numismatic item which is not plainly and permanently marked 
``copy'', is unlawful and is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in 
commerce under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].

(c) Rules and regulations

    The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules for determining 
the manner and form in which items described in subsection (a) or (b) of 
this section shall be permanently marked.

(d) Exemption

    Subsections (a) and (b), and regulations under subsection (c) of 
this section, shall not apply to any common carrier or contract carrier 
or freight forwarder with respect to an imitation political item or 
imitation numismatic item received, shipped, delivered, or handled by it 
for shipment in the ordinary course of its business.

(Pub. L. 93-167, Sec. 2, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 686.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and 
(b), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, as amended, which is 
classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of 
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
section 58 of this title and Tables.


                             Effective Date

    Section 8 of Pub. L. 93-167 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this 
chapter] shall apply only to imitation political items and imitation 
numismatic items manufactured after the date of enactment of this Act 
[Nov. 29, 1973].''


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-167 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this 
chapter] may be cited as the `Hobby Protection Act'.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2102, 2104 of this title.
