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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1477"
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title_number: 15
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chapter_name: "SPECIAL PACKAGING OF HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCES FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1477 - Enforcement by State Attorneys General
## Text
The attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of a standard or rule promulgated under section 1472 of this title that affects or may affect such State or its residents, may bring an action on behalf of the residents of the State in any United States district court for the district in which the defendant is found or transacts business to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. The procedural requirements of section 2073(b) of this title shall apply to any such action.
(Pub. L. 91601, § 9, as added Pub. L. 110314, title II, § 218(b)(1), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3062.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 9 of Pub. L. 91601 was renumbered section 8 and is set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.