A bill to protect hobbyists against the reproduction or manufacture of certain imitation hobby items and to provide additional protections for American hobbyists.
Hobby Protection Act - Makes it unlawful to manufacture in the United States, import into the United States, or introduce or distribute in commerce: (1) any imitation political item which is not plainly and permanently marked with the calendar year in which such item was manufactured; and/or (2) any imitation numismatic item which is not plainly and permanently marked :COPY:.
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the required markings.
Permits any person to commence a civil action for injunctive relief and damages in any United States District Court for a district in which the defendant resides or has an agent.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, S. Rept. 93-345.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, S. Rept. 93-345.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
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