An item sold across state lines has to meet the definition
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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An item sold across state lines has to meet the definition
The document says “requires”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“An item presented as an authentic Alaska Native article of handicrafts and clothing may be sold in interstate commerce only if it comports with the definition provided in paragraph (1)(A).”
The first of two special rules. An item held out as an authentic Alaska Native article of handicrafts and clothing may go into interstate commerce only where it comports with the definition in paragraph (1)(A), which is the definition indexed above. The rule attaches to how the item is presented, not to what it is made of alone.
What the document actually says
“An item presented as an authentic Alaska Native article of handicrafts and clothing may be sold in interstate commerce only if it comports with the definition provided in paragraph (1)(A).”
That sentence, in plain words
An item can be sold from one state to another. But it has to fit the meaning given above.
What this is about
Above, the law sets out what a real Alaska Native craft item is. This rule points back at that. An item sold as one has to be one.
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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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“An item sold across state lines has to meet the definition,” 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-interstate-commerce-of-items/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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