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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3610 

To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 26 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. FEINGOLD, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Fur Labeling 

5 Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTION TO FUR PRODUCT LA2 BELING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS 

3 CONTAINING RELATIVELY SMALL QUAN4 TITIES OR VALUES OF FUR. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(d) of the Fur Products 

6 Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(d)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘; except that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘contained 

8 therein’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO FUR PRODUCTS NAME GUIDE TO 

13 ELIMINATE CONSUMER CONFUSION OVER 

14 PRODUCTS CONTAINING RACOON DOG FUR. 

15 (a) CLARIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade 

17 Commission shall amend the item relating to ‘‘Racoon, 

18 Asiatic’’ in the Fur Products Name Guide (16 C.F.R 

19 301.0)— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘Raccoon, Asiatic’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘Dog, Raccoon’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘Nyctereutes Procyonoidos’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘Nyctereutes Procyonoides’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Not later than 90 

25 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed26 eral Trade Commission shall make such amendments to 


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1 such other rules or guidance documents issued by the 

2 Commission under section 7 of the Fur Products Labeling 

3 Act (15 U.S.C. 69e) as the Commission considers appro4 priate to bring such rules or guidance documents into con5 formity with the Fur Products Name Guide as amended 

6 in accordance with subsections (a) and (b). 

7 SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF 

8 FUR PRODUCTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Fur Products 

10 Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(j)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘The provisions of’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘(a) The provisions of’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) Nothing in this Act shall preclude or deny any 

15 right of any State or political subdivision thereof to adopt 

16 or enforce any provision of State or local law that provides 

17 more restrictive labeling requirements for fur products 

18 than what is provided for in this Act.’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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