(1) It is the duty of every person selling or offering for sale at retail authentic Indian arts and crafts or other arts and crafts to the general public to make due inquiry of their suppliers concerning the methods used in producing the arts and crafts and to determine whether the arts and crafts are in fact authentic.
It is hereby made the duty of every person selling or offering for sale at retail to thegeneral public natural or unnatural turquoise to make due inquiry of their suppliers concerning the source, grade, and quality of the turquoise for resale.
If the supplier cannot authenticate to the seller the origin and process of manufactureregarding the Indian arts and crafts to be sold or traded to the seller, the seller shall not sell the arts and crafts to the general public as authentic Indian arts and crafts.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (HB 17-1241), ch. 163, p. 604, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-44.5-104 as it existed prior to 2017.