2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 17569-17569.9 Article 4. American Indian-Made Articles

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 17569-17569.9

17569.  It is unlawful to barter, trade, sell, or offer for sale or
trade, any article represented as made by authentic American Indian
labor or workmanship, unless the basic article was produced wholly by
American Indian labor or workmanship.
   Any article bearing a trademark or label registered by Indian
persons, groups, bands, tribes, pueblos, or communities with the
Indian Arts and Crafts Board in Washington, D.C., or with the Ameican
Indian Historical Society, Incorporated, in San Francisco,
California, shall be presumed to be authentic.
   Only those articles bearing a registered trademark or label of
authentic Indian labor or workmanship may be deemed an art or craft
of authentic Indian labor or workmanship.
17569.9.  "Indian," as used in this article, means a person who is
enrolled or who is a lineal descendant of one enrolled upon an
enrollment listing of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or upon the
enrollment listing of a recognized Indian tribe, band or pueblo.


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