113 HR 3109 RH: To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2013-09-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
IB Union Calendar No. 429 113th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 3109 [Report No. 113–578] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2013 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 8, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
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Exemption from prohibitions for Alaskan Native articles containing migratory bird parts
Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c)
Exemption for authentic Alaskan Native articles of handicraft or clothing
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, nothing in this Act prohibits possession, offering for sale, sale, offering to barter, barter, offering to purchase, purchase, delivery for shipment, shipment, causing to be shipped, delivered for transportation, transport or causing to be transported, carrying or causing to be carried, or receiving for shipment, transportation, or carriage, any authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothing on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part. (2)
Limitation
This subsection shall not apply with respect to any handicraft or clothing containing any part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner. (3)
Definitions
In this subsection: (A)
Alaskan Native
The term Alaskan Native means any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who resides in Alaska. (B)
Authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothing
The term authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothingβ€” (i)means any item that isβ€” (I)composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural materials; and (II)produced, decorated, or fashioned by an Alaskan Native, in the exercise of traditional Alaskan Native handicrafts, without the use of any pantograph or other mass copying device; and (ii)includes any weaving, carving, stitching, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, or painting described in clause (i), or any combination thereof..
September 8, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed