FTC Trade Practice Rules by Industry
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About this collection
What it is. Industry trade practice (conference) rules: rules for a named industry that the Commission promulgated, as referred to in the decisions in this library.
How to use it. Pick an industry to see the decisions that mention its rule. The CFR section shows the current regulation text where one exists.
Limits. The list comes only from what the printed decision volumes say, so it is partial. Many of these rules are obsolete. Methodology
Industry trade practice (conference) rules that the Commission's decisions refer to, with the decisions that mention each. Coverage note: this list comes only from what the printed decision volumes say, so it is a partial list of the rules the Commission issued.
| Industry | Promulgated | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Chick | Dec. 31, 1938 | 1 |
| Subscription and Mail Order Book Publishing | Sept. 3, 1940 | 3 |
| Catalog Jewelry and Giftware | Dec. 23, 1943 | 17 |
| Wood Cased Lead Pencil | June 29, 1945 | 1 |
| Masonry Waterproofing | Aug. 31, 1946 | 8 |
| Peat | Jan. 13, 1950 | 6 |
| Feather and Down Products | Apr. 26, 1951 | 13 |
| Rayon | Dec. 11, 1951 | 9 |
| Cosmetics and Toilet Preparations | Sept. 10, 1954 | 11 |
| Hosiery | Aug. 30, 1960 | 20 |
| Accident and Health Insurance | 1 | |
| Athletic Goods | 1 | |
| Book Subscription | 1 | |
| Covered Button and Buckle Manufacturing | 3 | |
| Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil | 1 | |
| Fresh Fruit and Vegetable | 1 | |
| Gladiolus Bulb | 1 | |
| Hand Knitting | 2 | |
| Household Fabric Dye | 1 | |
| Household Furniture | 2 | |
| Mail-Order Insurance | 1 | |
| Paint and Varnish Brush Manufacturing | 2 | |
| Radio Receiving Set Manufacturing | 1 | |
| Residential Aluminum Siding | 3 | |
| Silk | 1 | |
| Slide Fastener | 1 | |
| Stationers | 1 | |
| Steel Bobby Pin and Steel Hair Pin Manufacturing | 1 | |
| Subscription Book | 1 | |
| Venetian Blind | 1 | |
| Watch | 12 | |
| Wholesale Optical | 1 |