16 CFR § 316.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s316.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 316.1 - Scope."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "316.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "316"
part_name: "CAN-SPAM RULE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 7701-7713."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 29677, May 21, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "316"
---


# 316.1 Scope.

This part implements the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM Act”), 15 U.S.C. 7701-7713.