2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 33 - Fraud and False Dealing
Section 30-33-1 - Sale of Indian-made articles as genuine.
It is unlawful to barter, trade, sell or offer for sale or trade any article represented as produced by an Indian unless the article is produced, designed or created by the labor or workmanship of an Indian.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 33, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 35-1925; 1941 Comp., § 41-2123; 1953 Comp., § 40-21-24; Laws 1957, ch. 93, § 1; 1991, ch. 90, § 1.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "Indian-made" for "American-Indian" in the catchline; substituted "produced by an Indian unless the article is produced, designed or created by the labor or workmanship of an Indian" for "handicrafted by American Indian unless the basic article be handicraft wholly by American Indian labor or workmanship"; and deleted provisions following "workmanship" which read "provided that all such articles purporting to be of silver shall be made of coin silver or sterling silver, and provided further that 'handicraft' means the production of such articles wholly by hand tools with the exception of buffing or polishing the same and with the exception of the findings used upon such article."
