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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 70 — Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education

§ 4404. Enforcement, regulations, and construction

Statutory text

(a)

Enforcement

(1)

A violation of section 4402 of this title or the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a violation of section 45 of this title.

(2)

Any person who is found to violate any provision of section 4402 or 4403(a) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.

(b)

Regulations under section 4402 of this title

(1)

Regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission under section 4402 of this title shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5.

(2)

Not later than 180 days after , the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate such regulations as it may require to implement section 4402 of this title.

(c)

Construction

Nothing in this chapter (other than the requirements of sections 4402 and 4403 of this title) shall be construed to limit, restrict, or expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of smokeless tobacco products.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–252 § 5 · 100 Stat. 30

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 4404

    (Pub. L. 99–252, § 5, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 33.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 99–252, § 5, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 33.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT, REGULATIONS. AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) Enforcement.— (1) A violation of section 3 or the regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act shall be considered a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. 15 USC 45. (2) Any person who is found to violate any provision of section 3 or 4(a) shall beguilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000. (b) Regulations Under Section 3.— (1) Regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission under section 3 shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate such regulations as it may require to implement section 3. (c) Construction.— Nothing in this Act (other than the requirements of sections 3 and 4) shall be construed to limit, restrict, or expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of smokeless tobacco products.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Subsecs. (a) and (c) effective one year after , see section 11(a) of Pub. L. 99–252, set out as a note under section 4401 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 99–252, § 5, , 100 Stat. 33.)

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