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Union Calendar No. 329 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2480 
[Report No. 111–571] 
To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2009 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. MOORE of Kan-
sas, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. FARR, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. KING of 
New York, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 27, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CASTLE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. JONES, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PASCRELL, 
Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, 
Mr. WOLF, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. 
FILNER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
STARK, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FRANK of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. PATRICK J. 
MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. NADLER of New York, 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. MOORE 
of Wisconsin, Mr. HOLT, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MASSA, Mr. 
GERLACH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
SPRATT, Mr. WEINER, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. SHULER, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HALL 
of New York, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. BU-
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CHANAN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. POLIS 
of Colorado, Ms. SUTTON, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
ANDREWS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. BISHOP 
of New York, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
CAMPBELL, Mr. WU, Mr. OLVER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. 
ESHOO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HARE, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CROWLEY, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ADLER of New Jersey, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. KILROY, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MARKEY of 
Massachusetts, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. HIMES, Mr. PRICE 
of 
North 
Carolina, 
Ms. 
BERKLEY, 
Mr. 
LATOURETTE, 
Mrs. 
DAHLKEMPER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TONKO, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. 
WHITFIELD, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. HALVORSON, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. SIRES, Ms. KOSMAS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KISSELL, 
Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. ALTMIRE, 
Mr. SCHOCK, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. TIM 
MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Ms. PINGREE of Maine 
JULY 27, 2010 
Deleted sponsor: Mr. LANCE (added July 30, 2009; deleted September 15, 
2009) 
JULY 27, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTION TO FUR PRODUCT LA-
BELING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PRODUCTS 
CONTAINING
RELATIVELY
SMALL
QUAN-
TITIES 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. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REVIEW OF FUR 
PRODUCTS NAME GUIDE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall 
publish in the Federal Register notice of, and an oppor-
tunity to comment on, a review of the Fur Products Name 
Guide (16 C.F.R. 301.0). 
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SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF 
FUR PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Fur Products 
Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(j)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The provisions of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) The provisions of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Nothing in this Act shall preclude or deny any 
right of any State or political subdivision thereof to adopt 
or enforce any provision of State or local law that provides 
more restrictive labeling requirements for fur products 
than what is provided for in this Act.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 LA-
BELING 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
PRODUCTS 
CONTAINING 
RELATIVELY 
SMALL 
QUAN-
TITIES 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 there-
in’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (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-RETAIL-
ERS. 
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 prod-
uct— 
‘‘(1) the fur of which was obtained from an ani-
mal 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 loca-
tion 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 com-
ment on, a review of the Fur Products Name Guide (16 
C.F.R. 301.0). 
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Union Calendar No. 329 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2480 
[Report No. 111–571] 
A BILL 
To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 27, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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