Turk-Tucker Furs, Inc.

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IN THE MATTER OF TURK-TUCKER FURS, INC., ET AL.

CONSENT ORDER, ETC. , IN REGARD 'TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE FUR PRODUCTS LABELING ACTS Docket C-1053. Complaint, Mat' ch 31, 1966-Decision, March 31 1966 Consent order requiring a New York City furrier to cease falsely invoicing its fur products by omitting required information, improperly identifying fur-producing animals, and misrepresenting the country of origin of furs.

TURK-TUCJUR FURS , INC. , ET AL. 507 506 Complaint COMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Fur Products Labeling Act, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Acts, the Federal Trade Commission having reason to believe that Turk-Tucker Furs, Inc., a corporation, and Philip Turk and Hyman Tucker, individually and as officers of the said corporation, hereinafter referred to as respondents, have violated the provisions of said Acts and the Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Fur Products Labeling Act, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges in that respect as follows: P ARAG,RAPH 1. Respondent Turk-Tucker Furs, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York.

Respondents Philip Turk and Hyman Tucker are offcers of the corporate respondent and formulate, direct and control the acts practices and policies of the said corporate respondent including those hereinafter set forth.

Respondents are manufacturers of fur products with their offce and principal place of business located at 224 West 30th Street, city of New York, State of New York. PAR. 2. Subsequent to the effective date of the Fur Products Labeling Act on August 9, 1952, respondents have been and are now engaged in the introduction into commerce, and in the manufacture for introduction into commerce, and in the sale, advertising, and offering for sale in commerce, and in the transportation and distribution in commerce, of fur products; and have manufactured for sale, sold, advertised, offered for sale, transported and distributed fur products which have been made in whole or in part of furs which have been shipped and received in commerce, as the terms commerce fur" and "fur product" are defined in the Fur Products Labeling Act. PAR. 3. Certain of said fur products were falsely and deceptively invoiced by the respondents in that they were not invoiced as required by Section 5 (b) (1) of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated under such Act. Among such falsely and deceptively invoiced fur products, but not limited thereto, wete fur products covered by invoices which failed:

1. To show the true animal name of the fur used in the fur product.

Decision and Order 69 F. T. 2. To show the country of origin of imported furs used in fur products.

PAR. 4. Certain of said fur products were falsely and deceptively invoiced with respect to the name or designation of the animal or animals that produced the fur from which the said fur products had been manufactured, in violation of Section 5(b) (2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act.

Among such falsely and deceptively invoiced fur products, but not limited thereto, were fur products which were invoiced as Sable" when, in fact, the fur contained in such products was American Sable" or "American Marten" which are names used interchangeably to identify the same animal. PAR. 5. Certain of said fur products were falsely and deceptively invoiced with respect to the name of the country of origin of imported furs used in such fur products, in violation of Section 5 (b) (2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act. Among such falsely and deceptively invoiced fur products, but not limited thereto, were fur products invoiced to show the name of the country of origin of furs contained in such fur products as Russia" when the country of origin of such furs was, in fact Canada, PAR. 6. The aforesaid acts and practices of respondents, as herein alleged, are in violation of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder and constitute unfair and deceptive acts and practices and unfair methods of competition in commerce under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

DECISION AND ORDER The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation of certain acts and practices of the respondents named in the caption hereof, and the respondents having been furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of complaint which the Bureau of Textiles and Furs proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if issued by the Commission, would charge respondents with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Fur Products Labeling Act; and The respondents and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed an agreement containing a consent order, an admission by the respondents of al1 the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of complaint, a statement that the signing TURK-TUCKER FURS, INC. , ET AL. 509 506 Order of said agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in such complaint, and waivers and provisions as required by the Commission s rules: and The Commission, having reason to believe that the respondents have violated said Acts, and having determined that complaint should issue stating its charges in that respect, hereby issues its complaint, accepts said agreement, makes the following jurisdictional findings, and enters the following order: 1. Respondent Turk-Tucker Furs, Inc. , is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York, with jts offce and principal place of business located at 224 West 30th Street, in the city of New York State of New York.

Respondents Philip Turk and Hyman Tucker are offcers of said corporation and their address is the same as that of said corporation.

2. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the respondents, and the proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER It is ordered That respondents Turk-Tucker Furs, Inc., a corporation, and its offcers, and Philip Turk and Hyman Tucker, individually and as offcers of said corporation and respondents representatives, agents and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into commerce, or the sale, advertising or offering for sale, in commerce, or the transportation and distribution in commerce of any fur product; or in connection with the manufacture for sale, sale, advertising, offering for sale, transportation or distribution, of any fur product which is made in whole or in part of fur which has been shipped and received in commerce, as the terms "commerce fur" and "fur product" are defined in the Fur Products Labeling Act, do forthwith cease and desist from;

Falsely and deceptively invoicing fur products by: " is 1. Failing to furnish invoices, as the term "invoice defined in the Fur Products Labeling Act, showing in words and figures plainly legible a11 the information required to be disclosed in each of the subsections of Section 5 (b) (1) of the Fur Products Labeling Act. Complaint 69 F.

2. Setting forth on invoices pertaining to fur products any false or deceptive information with respect to the name or designation of the animal or animals that produced the fur contained in such fur products. 3. Misrepresenting in any manner, on invoices directly or by implication, the country of origin of the fur contained in fur products.

It is further ordered That the respondents herein shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with this order.