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§ 2052. Definitions
(a)
For purposes of this chapter:
(1)
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,
(C)
motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment (as defined by section
30102
(a)(6) and (7) of title
49),
(D)
pesticides (as defined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.]),
(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 1986 [26 U.S.C. 4181] (determined without regard to any exemptions from such tax provided by section
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
40102
(a) of title
49),
(G)
boats which could be subjected to safety regulation under chapter
43 of title
46; 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
2101
(1) of title
46) 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 U.S.C. 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 U.S.C. 321
(f)], including poultry and poultry products (as defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 453
(e) and (f)]), meat, meat food products (as defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 601
(j)]), and eggs and egg products (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 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 chapter or the Federal Hazardous Substances Act [15 U.S.C. 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
2079 of this title 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. See sections
2079
(d) and
2080 of this title, for other limitations on Commission’s authority to regulate certain consumer products.
(2)
The term “consumer product safety rule” means a consumer products safety standard described in section
2056
(a) of this title, or a rule under this chapter declaring a consumer product a banned hazardous product.
(3)
The term “risk of injury” means a risk of death, personal injury, or serious or frequent illness.
(5)
The term “distributor” means a person to whom a consumer product is delivered or sold for purposes of distribution in commerce, except that such term does not include a manufacturer or retailer of such product.
(6)
The term “retailer” means a person to whom a consumer product is delivered or sold for purposes of sale or distribution by such person to a consumer.
(7)
(A)
The term “private labeler” means an owner of a brand or trademark on the label of a consumer product which bears a private label.
(B)
A consumer product bears a private label if
(i)
the product (or its container) is labeled with the brand or trademark of a person other than a manufacturer of the product,
(ii)
the person with whose brand or trademark the product (or container) is labeled has authorized or caused the product to be so labeled, and
(9)
The term “Commission” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission, established by section
2053 of this title.
(10)
The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, the Canal Zone, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(11)
The terms “to distribute in commerce” and “distribution in commerce” mean to sell in commerce, to introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce, or to hold for sale or distribution after introduction into commerce.
(b)
A common carrier, contract carrier, or freight forwarder shall not, for purposes of this chapter, be deemed to be a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a consumer product solely by reason of receiving or transporting a consumer product in the ordinary course of its business as such a carrier or forwarder.
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