2020 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 37 - Seeds
Subchapter II - Interstate Commerce
Sec. 1575 - False advertising

Download PDF
Citation 7 U.S.C. § 1575 (2020)
Section Name §1575. False advertising
Section Text

It shall be unlawful for any person to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement concerning seed, by the United States mails, or in interstate or foreign commerce, in any manner or by any means, including radio broadcasts: Provided, however, That no person, advertising agency, or medium for the dissemination of advertising, except the person who transported, delivered for transportation, sold, or offered for sale seed to which the false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this section by reason of disseminating or causing to be disseminated any false advertisement, unless he or it has refused, on the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, to furnish the Secretary the name and post-office address of the person, or advertising agency, residing in the United States, who caused, directly or indirectly, the dissemination of such advertisement.

Source Credit

(Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title II, §205, 53 Stat. 1282.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

See section 1610 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 37 - SEEDS
SUBCHAPTER II - INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Sec. 1575 - False advertising
Contains section 1575
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 53 Stat. 1282
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. United States may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.