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15 USC § 2103 - Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2103"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 2103 - Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2103"
section_name: "Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "HOBBY PROTECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–167, § 4, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 686.)"
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# § 2103. Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission

**(a)** **Statutory authority** section 2102 of this title15 U.S.C. 41

Except as provided in , this chapter shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act [ et seq.].

**(b)** **Incorporation of Federal Trade Commission Act provisions** 15 U.S.C. 41

The Commission shall prevent any person from violating the provisions of this chapter in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act [ et seq.] were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter; and any such person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in said Federal Trade Commission Act, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though the applicable terms and provisions of the said Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–167, § 4, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 686.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable only to imitation political items and imitation numismatic items manufactured after , see , set out as a note under .