Approved Code No. 381-Amendment No. 3 Registry No. 917-10"' 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

FUR DEALING TRADE 

AS APPROVED ON JANUARY 9, 1935 

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Approved Code No. 381-Amendment No. 3 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

FUR DEALING TRADE 

As Approv·ed on January 9, 1935 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT OF CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE FUR 

DEALING TRADE 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of an amendment to a Code of F air Competition for the Fur Dealing Trade and 

hearings having been duly held thereon and the annexed report on 

said amendment, containing finding with respect thereto, having 

been made and directed to the President : 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, the National Industrial Recovery Board, pursuant to authority vested in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

Executive Order No. 6859, and otherwise, does hereby incorporate 

by reference said annexed report and does find that said amendment 

and the code as constituted, after being amended, comply in all 

respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policies 

and purposes of said title of said act; and does hereby order that 

said amendment be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous 

approval of said code is hereby amended to include an approval of 

said cede in its entirety as amended. 

NATION AL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD, 

By w. A. HARRIMAN, Adminutrative Officer. 

Approval recommended : 

PRENTISS L. COONLEY' 

Division Administrator. 

\VASHIKGTON, D. c., 

Janu.ary 9, 1935. 

1079~9°-1405-74-35 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Srn: This is a report on the amendment to the Code of Fair Competition for the Fur Dealing Trade and on the hearing conducted 

thereon in Washington, D. C., on Decen1ber 4, 1934, in accordance 

with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery 

Act. 

GENERAL STATEMENT 

The Fur Dealing Trade, through the Code Authority Board, has 

availed itsel:£ of the provision in Section 2 of Article IX of the 

Code of Fair Competition for the Fur Dealing Trade, approved by 

the Administrator on the 4th day of April, 1934. 

RESilliE OF AMENDMENT 

I. This amendment clarifies the Rabbit Dealing Division of the 

Trade, and was requested by the Division. The Rabbit Dealing Division has provisions which do not apply to others, and it is only 

fair to their Division and the other Divisions that those dealing 65% 

in rabbits should be considered as under this Division. 

II. The amendment of Article VII is to cover some of the misleading practices prevalent in the Industry, especially pertaining 

to advertising practices. 

The Deputy Administrator, in his final report to the ational 

Industrial Recovery Board on said amendment to said Code, having 

found as herein set forth and on the basis of all the proceedings in 

this matter : 

The National Industrial Recovery Board finds that : 

(a) The amendment to the said Code and the Code as amended 

are well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I 

of the National Industrial Recovery Act, including the removal of 

obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce, 

which tend to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for 

the general welfare by promoting the organization of industry for 

the purpose of cooperative action among trade gToups, by inducing 

and maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate governmental sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair 

competitive practices, by promoting the fullest possible utilization 

of the present productive capacity of the industries, by avoidinound~e restrictions of production ( except as may be temporarily 

required), by increasing the consumption of indu trial and agricultural p~·oc~ucts through increasing purchasing power, by reducing 

and rehevmg unemploy1nent, by improving standards of labor and 

by otherwise rehabilitating industry. ' 

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(b) The Code as amended complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions o:f said Title of said Act, including without limitation Sub-section (a) of Section 3, Sub-section (a) of Section 7 and 

Sub-section (b) of Section 10, thereof. 

(c) The Code empowers the Code Authority Board to present the 

aforesaid .amendment in behalf o:f the Industry as a whole. 

( d) The amendm.ent and the Code as amended are not designed to 

and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

( e) The amendment and the Code as amended are not designed to 

and will not eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. (f) Those engaged in other steps 0£ the economic process have not 

been deprived of the right to b heard prior to approval of said 

amendment. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

J ANDARY 9, 1935 . 

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w. A. HARRIMAN, 

Administrative Officer. 
AMENDifENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

TI-IE FUR DEALING TRADE 

1. Section 4, of Article II, shall be amended to read as follows: 

The term "Rabbit Dealing Division" as used herein shall include 

all those whose business to the extent of at least sixty-five percent 

(65%) consists in dealing in rabbit skins. 

2. Article VII, shall be amended to read as follows : 

SECTION 1. No member of the trade shall use advertising (whether 

printed radio, display or of any other nature) or other representation which is inaccurate in any material particular or in any way 

misrepresent any commodity (including its use, trade mark, grade, 

quality, quantity, origin, size, material content, or preparation) or 

credit terms, values, policies, services, or the nature or form of 

busine s conducted. 

(a) All price lists, circulars, and other literature used in the 

solicitation of raw furs (when the prices are stated) shall quote 

price payable net to consignors without deduction of any charges 

except transportation; however, a stipulated commission may be deducted where goods are actually sold intact on commission for the 

account of shipper . All price lists hall state the expiration time 

of prices quoted thereon. 

(b) A copy of all price lists, circulars and other literature and 

other advertising used in the solicitation of raw furs shall be filed 

with the Code Authority Board on the date of issuance. 

( c) All price lists shall indicate the State or States in which the 

prices are effective. • 

SECTION 2. No member of the trade shall use elling or buying 

methods or credit terms which tend to deceive or mislead customers 

or pro pecti ve cu tamers. 

SECTION 3. o member of the trade hall brand or mark any commodity of the trade in any manner which tends to mislead or deceive 

purchasers with re pect to the grade, quality, quantity, origin, size, 

material content, name, or preparation of uch commodity. SECTION 4. No member of the trade shall give, permit to be given 

or directly offer to give anything of value for the pnrpose of influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agent or representative of another in relation to the bu iness of the employer of 

such employee, the principal of such agent or the represented party, 

without the lmowledge of such employer, principal or party. This 

provi ion shall not be construed to prohibit free and general di - tribution of articles commonly u ed for a lvertising, except so f ar as 

such articles are actually u ed for commercial bribery a hereinabovc 

defined. 

SECTION 5. No member of the trade hall ecretly or otherwise give 

or receive anything of value to or from the employee or agent of a 

customer for the purpose of influencing a ale, or in furtherance of 

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a. sale render a bill or statement 0£ account to such employee, agent 

or customer, which is inaccurate in any material particular. 

SECTION 6. No member of the trade shall use any unfair means 

to secure confidential information regarding the manner in which 

a competitor conducts his business. 

SECTION 7. No member of the trade shall maliciously attempt 

to induce the breach of an existing contract between a competitor 

a.nd his customer or source of supply; nor shall any such member 

maliciously interfere with o-r obstruct the performance of such contractual duties or services. 

SECTION 8. No member of the trade shall knowingly solicit or buy, 

or in any way deal in, furs illegally taken. 

SECTION 9. No member of the trade shall allow any discount for 

cash payments in excess of 2% cash, net sixty days; beyond sixty 

days notes and accounts shall bear interest at not less than six per 

cent (6% ) per annum after sixty days. 

SECTION 10. No member of the trade shall give or allow or receive 

secret rebates, refunds, commissions, credits or unearned discounts, 

whether in the forn1 of money or otherwise; nor shall he secretly 

extend to certain purchasers special services or privileges not extended to all purchasers on like terms and conditions. Nor shall he 

give or receive unfounded or excessive allowances for damage or 

alleged damage to skins. 

SECTION 11. No member of the trade shall refund transportation 

charges on direct shipments from trappers. 

SECTION 12. No member of the trade shall cause raw fur skins to 

be dressed in combination process or otherwise by members of the 

Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing Industry, unless such members of said 

industry shall be operating under a registry number and N. R. A. 

insignia, issued by or through the National Industrial Recovery 

Board or the Code Authority Board of the Fur Dressing and Fur 

Dyeing Industry. No member of the trade shall cause raw or dressed 

fur skins to be dyed in combination process or otherwise by a member 

of the Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing Industry, unless such dyer 

shall be operating under a registry number and N. R. A. insignia, 

issued by or through the National Industrial Recovery Board or the 

Code Authority Board of the Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing Industry. Dyed skins shall bear thereon the unremovable stamp, seal or 

impression, giving the registry number and N. R. A. insignia assigned 

to the member of the Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing Industry. 

(a) No member of this trade shall sell to, buy from, or otherwise 

deal with a member of this trade unless such member is operating 

under the N. R. A. insignia and registry number provided for in 

Article VIII of this Code. 

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