49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C. 305b. Interpret or apply

[Title 25 CFR 3,]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - April 1, 2004 Edition]
[Title 25 - INDIANS]
[Chapter II - INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR]
[Sec. 3, - 49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C. 305b. Interpret or apply]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

25INDIANS12004-04-012004-04-01false49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C. 305b. Interpret or apply3,Sec. 3,INDIANSINDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PART 310_USE OF GOVERNMENT MARKS OF GENUINENESS FOR ALASKAN INDIAN AND
ALASKAN ESKIMO HAND-MADE PRODUCTS--Table of Contents

Sec.
310.1 Penalties.

Alaskan Indian

310.2 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix.
310.3 Conditions.
310.4 Application of mark.

Alaskan Eskimo

310.5 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix.
310.6 Conditions.
310.7 Application of mark.

Authority: Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C. 305b. Interpret or apply
sec. 2, 49 Stat. 891, as amended; 25 U.S.C. 305a.

Source: 4 FR 515, Feb. 4, 1939, unless otherwise noted.

Sec. 310.1 Penalties.

The use of Government trade-marks in an unauthorized manner, or the
colorable imitation of such marks, is subject to the criminal penalties
imposed by section 5 of the said act (49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C., 305d),
which provides:

Any person who shall counterfeit or colorably imitate any Government
trade-

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mark used or devised by the Board as provided in section 305a of this
chapter, or shall, except as authorized by the Board, affix any such
Government trade-mark, or shall knowingly, willfully, and corruptly
affix any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation
thereof upon any products, Indian or otherwise, or to any labels, signs,
prints, packages, wrappers, or receptacles intended to be used upon or
in connection with the sale of such products, or any person who shall
knowingly make any false statement for the purpose of obtaining the use
of any such Government trade-mark, shall be guilty of a misdeameanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be enjoined from further carrying on
the act or acts complained of and shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both such
fine and imprisonment.

Alaskan Indian

Sec. 310.2 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix.

Government marks of genuineness for Alaskan Indian hand-made
products may be affixed to articles meeting the conditions specified in
Sec. 310.3 by persons duly authorized by the Indian Arts and Crafts
Board to affix such marks.

Sec. 310.3 Conditions.

No article may carry the Government mark of genuineness for Alaskan
Indian hand-made products unless all of the following conditions are
met:
(a) The article is hand-made by an Alaskan Indian.
(b) The article is hand-made under conditions not resembling a
workshop or factory system.
(c) All raw materials used in carving, basketry and mat making, and
all furs and hides used in the manufacture of hand-made artifacts, must
be of native origin.

Sec. 310.4 Application of mark.

All marks shall be applied to the article with a rubber stamp to be
furnished by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Each stamp shall bear a
distinctive letter and may be used only by the person to whom it has
been issued. With the addition of the distinctive letter, each stamp
shall read:

( )

Hand-Made

Alaskan Indian

U S

Indian Arts & Crafts Board

I D

or, in the case of articles too small to carry this stamp:

( )

U S I D

Alaskan Indian

On baskets and fabrics which offer no surface for the application of
such a rubber stamp, the stamp shall be placed on a paper tag attached
to the article by a wire caught in a lead seal disc that shall be
impressed and made fast with a hand seal press furnished by the Indian
Arts and Crafts Board.

Alaskan Eskimo

Sec. 310.5 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix.

Government marks of genuineness for Alaskan Eskimo hand-made
products may be affixed to articles meeting the conditions specified in
Sec. 310.6 by persons duly authorized by the Indian Arts and Crafts
Board to affix such marks.

Sec. 310.6 Conditions.

No article may carry the Government mark of genuineness for Alaskan
Eskimo hand-made products unless all of the following conditions are
met:
(a) The article is hand-made by an Alaskan Eskimo.
(b) The article is hand-made under conditions not resembling a
workshop or factory system.
(c) All raw materials used in the making of the articles are of
native origin except:
(1) Commercial fasteners.
(2) Calfskin trimmings for decorative borders on parkas and mukluks.
(3) Tops for mukluks made of commercial fabric.
(4) Commercially made draw-cords for mukluks.

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(5) Commercial fabrics for parka linings.
(6) Sewing thread and glass beads.

Sec. 310.7 Application of mark.

( )

Hand-Made

Alaskan Eskimo

U S

Indian Arts & Crafts Board

I D

or, in the case of articles too small to carry this stamp:

( )

U S I D

Alaskan Eskimo

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