Consumer Product Law and Legal Definition
According to 15 USCS § 2052 (5) [Title 15. Commerce and Trade; Chapter 47. Consumer Product Safety] the term consumer product means “any article, or component part thereof, produced or distributed (i) for sale to a consumer for use in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise, or (ii) for the personal use, consumption or enjoyment of a consumer in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise; but such term does not include--
(A) any article which is not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a consumer,
(B) tobacco and tobacco products,
(C) motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment (as defined by sections 102(3) and (4) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966) [49 USCS § 30102(a)(6) and (7)],
(D) pesticides (as defined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act),
(E) any article which, if sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer, would be subject to the tax imposed by section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [1986] [26 USCS § 4181] (determined without regard to any exemptions from such tax provided by section 4182 or 4221 [26 USCS §§ 4182 or 4221], or any other provision of such Code), or any component of any such article,
(F) aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances (as defined in section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958) [49 USCS § 40102(a)],
(G) boats which could be subjected to safety regulation under the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 (46 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) [46 USCS §§ 4301 et seq.]; vessels, and appurtenances to vessels (other than such boats), which could be subjected to safety regulation under title 52 of the Revised Statutes or other marine safety statutes administered by the department in which the Coast Guard is operating; and equipment (including associated equipment, as defined in section 3(8) of the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971) [46 USCS § 2101(1)] to the extent that a risk of injury associated with the use of such equipment on boats or vessels could be eliminated or reduced by actions taken under any statute referred to in this subparagraph,
(H) drugs, devices, or cosmetics (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), (h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 USCS § 321(g), (h), and (i)], or
(I) food. The term "food", as used in this subparagraph means all "food", as defined in section 201(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 USCS § 321(f)], including poultry and poultry products (as defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act) [21 USCS § 453(e) and (f)], meat, meat food products (as defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act) [21 USCS § 601(j)], and eggs and egg products (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act) [21 USCS § 1033].
Such term includes any mechanical device which carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, which is customarily controlled or directed by an individual who is employed for that purpose and who is not a consumer with respect to such device, and which is not permanently fixed to a site. Such term does not include such a device which is permanently fixed to a site. Except for the regulation under this Act or the Federal Hazardous Substances Act [15 USCS §§ 1261 et seq.] of fireworks devices or any substance intended for use as a component of any such device, the Commission shall have no authority under the functions transferred pursuant to section 30 of this Act [15 USCS § 2079] to regulate any product or article described in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph or described, without regard to quantity, in section 845(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code. See sections 30(d) and 31 of this Act [15 USCS §§ 2079(d) and 2080], for other limitations on Commission's authority to regulate certain consumer products.”
Legal Definition list
- Consumer Privacy Ombudsman
- Consumer Price Index Ratio
- Consumer Price Index
- Consumer Policy Division [Federal Communications Commission]
- Consumer Picketing
- Consumer Product
- Consumer Product Safety Act-CPSA
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- Consumer Product Safety Rule
- Consumer Proposal
Related Legal Terms
- Advertising of Fluid Milk Products
- Agricultural Product
- Agricultural Products Handler
- Alternative Reproductive Technology[ART]
- Animal Drug Product [Food and Drugs]
- Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act
- Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
- Appraised Production [Agriculture]
- Aquatic Products
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
