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14 rules and regulations for the enforcement of this title, except sections 903, 904, and 910.

In pursuance of the Act and other provisions of the internal revenue laws, the foregoing regulations are hereby prescribes.

Commissioner of the Internal Revenue.

Approved:



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

, under section 8c of Title I of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, hereinafter called the Secretary, has issued an order regulating the handling of milk in the St. Louis, Missouri, Marketing Area, effective 12:01 a. m., C. S. T., February 1, 1935; and

, the Secretary tentatively approved the marketing agreement regulating the handling of milk in the said marketing area on December 10, 1935; and

, the Secretary has reason to believe that an amendment should be made to said order and said marketing agreement; and

, under the act, notice of hearing is required in connection with the proposal to amend an order, and the General Regulations, Series A, No. 1. of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, provide for notice and opportunity for hearing upon marketing agreements and orders;

Now,, pursuant to the act and the General Regulations, notice is hereby given of a hearing to be held on a proposal to amend the order regulating the handling of milk in the St. Louis Marketing Area and tentatively approved marketing agreement regulating the handling of milk in the St. Louis Marketing Area, in the Chase Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, on March 16th, 2936, at 9:30 a. m.

This public hearing is for the purpose of receiving evidence as to the necessity for (1) reducing the size of the marketing area, (2) changing the minimum prices set for in Article IV in said order and said marketing agreement, and (3) modifying the classifications set forth in Article III of the said order and said agreement.

Copies of the proposal to amend the order and the marketing agreement may be inspected in, or procured from, the Office of the Hearing Clerk, Room 4725, South Building, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

(s), Secretary.

March 12th, 1936


 * Washington, D. C.

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

The unfair trade practices which are embraced in Group I rules are considered to be unfair methods of competition within the decisions of the Federal Trade Commission and the Courts, and appropriate proceedings in the public interest will be taken by the Commission to prevent the use of such unlawful practices in or directly affecting interstate commerce.

Rule 1:

The use of false or deceptive selling methods or false or deceptive credit terms which have the tendency, capacity, or effect of misleading or deceiving the purchasers or prospective purchasers is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 2:

The false or deceptive marking or branding of products of the industry for the purpose or with the capacity, tendency or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers, prospective purchasers, or the consuming public with respect to the grade, quality, quantity, use, size, material, content, origin, preparation, manufacture, or distribution of such products, or in any other material respect, is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 3:

The making, or causing, or permitting to be made or published any false, untrue, or deceptive statement or representation, by way of advertisement or otherwise, concerning the grade, quality, quantity, use, size, material, content, origin, preparation, manufacture, or distribution of any industry products, or in any other material respect, with the purpose, or with the capacity, tendency, or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers, prospective purchasers, or the consuming public, is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 4:

Defamation of competitors by falsely imputing to them dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, questionable credit standing, or by other false representations, or the false disparagement of the grade, quality, or manufacture of the products of competitors, or of their business methods, selling prices, values, credit terms, policies, or services, with the capacity, tendency, or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers or prospective purchasers and the tendency to injuriously affect the business of such competitors, is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 5:

The circulation of threats of suit for infringement of patents or trade-marks among customers or prospective customers of a competitor, not made in good faith but for the purpose of harassing or intimidating such customers or prospective customers or otherwise prejudicing or injuring competitors in their businesses, is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 6:

The secret payment or allowance of rebates, refunds, commissions, credits, unearned discounts, or allowances, whether in the form of money, or disguised as free samples to purchasers or in some other form of disguise, or secretly extending or granting to certain purchasers special allowances on the return or exchange of unused goods or other special privileges or services not extended or granted to all purchasers under like terms and conditions, with the intent and the effect of thereby injuring a competitor and where the effect may lead to substantially lessen competition, or tend to create a monopoly, or unreasonably restrain trade, is an unfair trade practice.

Rule 7:

It is an unfair trade practice for a member of the industry to directly or indirectly to give, or offer to give, or permit or cause to be given, money or anything of value to agents, employees, or representatives of customers or prospective customers, or to agents, employees, or representatives of competitors’ customers or prospective customers, without the knowledge of their employers or principals, as an inducement to influence their employers or principals to purchase or contract to purchase products manufactured or sold by such industry member or maker of such gift or offer, or to influence such employers or principals to refrain from dealing in the products of competitors of from dealing or contracting to deal with competitors.

Rule 8:

Wilfully inducing or attempting to induce, by any false or deceptive means whatsoever, the breach of any con-