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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE |
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Title 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES |
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Chapter 17. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES |
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Subchapter H. SALE OF INDIAN ARTICLES |
Sec. 17.853. UNLAWFUL ACTS
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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.