9 CFR 354.46

§ 354.46 Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices.

United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective

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Citation: 9 CFR 354.46, § 354.46 Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/35013
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Any willful misrepresentation or any deceptive or fraudulent act or practice made or committed by any person in connection with: (a) The making or filing of any application for any inspection service; (b) The making of the product accessible for inspection; (c) The making, issuing, or using, or attempting to issue or use any inspection certificate, symbol, stamp, label, seal or identification, authorized pursuant to the regulations in this part; (d) The use of the terms “U.S. Inspected” or “Government Inspected”, or any term of similar import in the labeling or advertising of any product.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.