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 two purposes a taking may be for
The document says “requires”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“(II) is done for purposes of creating and selling authentic Alaska Native articles of handicrafts and clothing; and”
The exemption reaches a taking done for either of two purposes, and no others. The first, at clause (i)(I), is subsistence purposes. The second is quoted here, and it covers both creating and selling. Selling is written into the statute as a qualifying purpose rather than left to be inferred.
What the document actually says
“(II) is done for purposes of creating and selling authentic Alaska Native articles of handicrafts and clothing; and”
That sentence, in plain words
One reason for a hunt can be to make crafts and clothes and sell them.
What this is about
The law gives two reasons that count. The first is food for the family and the village. The second is the one quoted here. A hunt for some other reason is not covered.
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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 two purposes a taking may be for,” 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-purposes-that-qualify/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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