16 CFR §304.1
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- (a)Act means the Hobby Protection Act (approved November 29, 1973; Pub. L. 93-167, 87 Stat. 686, (15 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.)).
- (b)Commerce has the same meanings as such term has under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- (c)Commission means the Federal Trade Commission.
- (d)Imitation numismatic item means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original numismatic item or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original numismatic item. Such term includes an original numismatic item which has been altered or modified in such a manner that it could reasonably purport to be an original numismatic item other than the one which was altered or modified. The term shall not include any re-issue or re-strike of any original numismatic item by the United States or any foreign government.
- (e)Imitation political item means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original political item, or which is a reproduction, copy or counterfeit of an original item.
- (f)Original numismatic item means anything which has been a part of a coinage or issue which has been used in exchange or has been used to commemorate a person, object, place, or event. Such term includes coins, tokens, paper money, and commemorative medals.
- (g)Original political item means any political button, poster, literature, sticker, or any advertisement produced for use in any political cause.
- (h)Person means any individual, group, association, partnership, or any other business entity.
- (i)Regulations means any or all regulations prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to the Act.
- (j)United States means the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- (k)Diameter of a reproduction means the length of the longest possible straight line connecting two points on the perimeter of the reproduction.