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Any person who shall counterfeit colorably imitate any Government trademark 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, сору, 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 shali knowingly make any false statement for the purpose of obtaining the use of any such Government trade-mark shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 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 ex

ceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 307.2 Certificates of genuineness; by whom affixed.

Government certificates of genuineness for Navajo all-wool woven fabrics may be affixed to fabrics meeting the conditions specified in § 307.4 by persons duly authorized to affix such certificates, under license issued by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

§ 307.3

Granting of licenses, contract and bond requirements.

A license may be granted to any person desiring to use the Government certificate of genuineness for Navajo all-wool woven fabrics who shall make application therefor and shall execute a contract acceptable to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board providing for the use of such certificates in conformity with the regulations in this part, which contract shall be accompanied by an indemnity bond acceptable to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, in the amount of $500, conditioned upon faithful performance of such contract.

§ 307.4 Standards for fabrics.

No fabric may carry the Government certificate of genuineness for Navajo allwool woven fabric unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The fabric is made entirely of local wool that is locally hand-spun and is entirely woven on a native Navajo loom;

(b) The fabric is made by a member of the Navajo Tribe working under conditions not resembling a workshop or factory system;

(d) The licensee signs the certificate. [Regs., Oct. 20, 1937, as amended at 4 F. R. 2436, June 17, 1989]

on the basis of $1 for each 40 Government certificates ordered by the licensee from the Board.

§ 307.7 Suspension of license.

In the event that complaint is made to the Board that any provision of any license or of the regulations in this part has been violated by any licensee, the Board may suspend the license and all authority conferred thereby, in its discretion, for a period of 30 days, by notifying the licensee of such suspension, by mail, by telegraph, or in any other manner. § 307.8 Revocation of license.

In the event that the Board, after giving a licensee written notice of charges and affording an opportunity to reply to such charges, orally or in writing, is satisfied that any provision of any license or of the regulations in this part has been violated by any licensee, the Board may revoke the license by notifying the licensee of such revocation, by mail, by telegraph, or in any other manner. Upon notice of such revocation all authority conferred by the license so revoked shall forthwith terminate, but the validity of actions taken while the license was in force shall not be affected.

§ 307.9 Surrender of license.

Any license may be surrendered by the licensee at any time by surrendering to the Board the Government hand seal press and unused certificates of genuineness entrusted to the licensee, accompanied by a copy of the license marked "surrendered" and signed by the licensee. Such surrender shall take effect as of the time that such property and document have been received by the Board.

§ 307.10 Period of license.

Each license shall be in effect from the date of execution thereof and until 1 year thereafter, unless sooner surrendered or canceled in accordance with the foregoing provisions.

the licensee. In the event the ultimate retailer of any fabric so marked is not the person who originally attached the certificate, that ultimate retailer may sign the upper of the two spaces provided for the purpose and detach the original signature.

[4 F. R. 2436, June 17, 1989]

§ 307.13 Licensee's responsibility.

Certificates may be attached only to products which are in the ownership or possession of the licensee. Certificates

will be consecutively numbered and records of the allocation of such certificates will be maintained by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Each licensee will be held responsible for the proper use of such certificates and of the Government hand seal press furnished to such licensee.

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:

wise, 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 misdemeanor, 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.

§ 308.2 Certificates of genuineness to be attached to trade-marks.

(a) To insure the widest distribution of genuine Indian handicraft products, and to protect the various enterprises organized by individual Indian craftsmen, or by groups of Indian craftsmen, for the purpose of the production and sale of such handicraft products, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board offers each such enterprise the privilege of attaching to its trademark a certificate declaring that it is recognized by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board as an Indian enterprise dealing in genuine Indian-made handicraft products, and that its trade-mark has the approval of the Board.

(b) The certificate shall consist of a border around the trade-mark bearing the words "Certified Indian Enterprise, Genuine Handicrafts, U. S. Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior," and these words may be used wherever the trade-mark appears. § 308.3 Conditions of eligibility to attach certificates.

To be eligible to attach the certificate, an enterprise must meet the following conditions:

(a) It must offer for sale only Indianmade genuine handicraft products, i. e., objects produced by Indian craftsmen with the help of only such devices as allow the manual skill of the maker to condition the shape and design of each individual product.

(b) It must be entirely Indian owned and organized either by individual Indians or by groups of Indians.

(c) It must agree to apply certificates of genuineness only to such products as meet the standards of quality prescribed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board at the time of the application of the enterprise for the privilege of attaching the certificate.

(d) It must agree to obtain the approval of the Indian Arts and Crafts

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

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

§ 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

INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS BOARD

I D

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

() USID

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

§ 310.5 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix.

Government marks of genuineness for Alaskan Eskimo hand-made products

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.

(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.

(5) Commercial fabrics for parka linings.

(6) Sewing thread and glass beads.

§ 310.7 Application of mark.

()

HAND-MADE

ALASKAN ESKIMO

INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS BOARD ID

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

() USID

ALASKAN ESKIMO

500.735-106

500.735-107

500.735-108

500.735-109

activity.

Financial interests.

Use of government property.
Misuse of information.
Indebtedness.

500.735-110 Gambling, betting, and lotteries.

500.735-111 Prejudicial conduct. 500.735-112 Counseling and interpretations. 500.735-113 Miscellaneous statutory provisions.

500.735-114 Disciplinary action.

500.735-115 Conduct of special government employees.

500.735-116 Statements of outside employment and financial interests; format.

500.735-117 Same; employees included. 500.735-118 Same; contested inclusion. 500.735-119 Same; original and supplementary statements; when required.

500.735-120 Same; relatives' interests and information known to others. 500.735-121 Same; information prohibited. 500.735-122 Same; confidentiality of statements.

500.735-123 Same; effect on other requirements.

500.735-124 Statements of outside employment and financial interests; special government employees.

Sec.

500.735-125

Statements of outside employment and financial interest; review.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 500 issued under E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965 (30 F.R. 6469), and Part 735 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 500 appear at 32 F.R. 20855, Dec. 28, 1967, unless otherwise noted.

The maintenance of unusually high standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality, and conduct by Government employees and special Government employees is essential to assure the proper performance of the Government business and the maintenance of confidence by citizens in their Government. The avoidance of misconduct and conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees and special Government employees through informed judgment is indispensable to the maintenance of these standards. To accord with these concepts, this part sets forth the Commission's regulations covering its employees and special Government employees, prescribing standards of conduct and responsibilities, and governing statements reporting employment and financial interests.

§ 500.735-102 Definitions.

(a) "Commission" means the Indian Claims Commission.

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