Texas § BC.17.853 - UNLAWFUL ACTS
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§ BC.17.853. UNLAWFUL ACTS
UNLAWFUL ACTS. A person may not: (1) sell or offer for sale a product represented to be authentic Indian arts and crafts unless the product is in fact authentic Indian arts and crafts; (2) sell or offer for sale any authentic Indian arts and crafts or nonauthentic Indian arts and crafts represented to be made of silver unless the product is made of coin silver or sterling silver; (3) sell or offer for sale a product that is nonauthentic Indian arts and crafts unless the product is clearly labeled as to any characteristics that make it nonauthentic; (4) sell or offer for sale any turquoise, mounted or unmounted, without a disclosure of the true nature of the turquoise; or (5) sell or offer for sale art represented to be by an American Indian unless it is in fact produced by an American Indian. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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Section BC.17.853 ("UNLAWFUL ACTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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