Consumer protection refers to the laws designed to aid retail consumers of goods and services that have been improperly manufactured, delivered, performed, handled, or described. Such laws provide the retail consumer with additional protections and remedies not generally provided to merchants and others who engage in business transactions, on the premise that the consumers do not enjoy a sufficient bargaining position with respect to the businessmen with whom they deal and therefore should not be strictly limited by the legal rules that govern recovery for damages among businessmen. The overarching goal is to protect individuals and the interest of the public in general from unfair and misleading activity in business and commerce (such as false advertising and deceptive trade practices) and scams perpetrated by criminals (such as identity theft and pyramid schemes) that harm a substantial number of consumers.
Fall River Mills is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. Fall River Mills is known for its agriculture and its recreation. Being home to the production of cattle, wild rice, garlic, mint, hay, lavender and alfalfa. Recreation includes a Clark Glasson designed and built golf course, fly fishing, hunting including big game and waterfowl, white water rafting, artists galleries, equestrian and rodeo events. Fall River Mills has the only airport within 75 miles of Redding, California and Alturas, California. It was used as a pilot training base during World War II, but in 2007 it was expanded with larger/longer runways with new hangers and a new fueling area/system. There are rumors that Fall River Mills and nearby McArthur would merge and incorporate into one city, they would most likely incorporate with 2,295 people.