The edible portion may be sold for native consumption or in a native village
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The edible portion may be sold for native consumption or in a native village
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What the document says
“Any edible portion of a marine mammal taken for the purpose of creating and selling authentic Alaska Native articles of handicrafts and clothing may be sold for native consumption or in a native village or town in Alaska.”
The second special rule, and it deals with what is left when the craft material has been taken. Where the animal was taken for the handicrafts purpose, its edible portion may be sold, and the text sets two places for that sale: for native consumption, or in a native village or town in Alaska.
What the document actually says
“Any edible portion of a marine mammal taken for the purpose of creating and selling authentic Alaska Native articles of handicrafts and clothing may be sold for native consumption or in a native village or town in Alaska.”
That sentence, in plain words
The meat can be sold too. It can be sold for native people to eat. It can be sold in a native village or town in Alaska.
What this is about
This covers a hunt made to get craft material. The meat does not have to go to waste. The law says where it may be sold.
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Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act, Public Law 119-99, sec. 2, 140 Stat. 842 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ99/html/PLAW-119publ99.htm
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“The edible portion may be sold for native consumption or in a native village,” Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/alaska-s-right-ivory-sales-tradition-act/proposal/sec02-edible-portion/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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