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California/USA Approved Ban on Fur Products

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Date: September 3rd, 2020
Subject: California/USA - Approved Ban on Fur Products

The Governor of California has signed Bill AB44 into law, banning the sale and manufacture of fur products. The law shall become operative on 1 January 2023.

From 1 January 2023,

  1. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or otherwise distribute for monetary or nonmonetary consideration a fur product in the state.
  2. It shall unlawful to manufacture a fur product in the state for sale.
  3. The prohibitions shall not apply to the following:
    1. A used fur product.
    2. A fur product used for religious purposes.
    3. A fur product used for traditional tribal, cultural, or spiritual purposes by a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe or a non-federally recognized California Native American tribe listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.
    4. Any activity expressly authorized by federal law.
  4. A person who sells or trades any used fur product or fur product described in Point 3 shall maintain a record of each sale or trade of one of those exempt fur products for at least one year.

Note:

  • “Fur” means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibres attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state.
  • “Fur product” means any article of clothing or covering for any part of the body, or any fashion accessory, including, but not limited to, handbags, shoes, slippers, hats, earmuffs, scarves, shawls, gloves, jewellery, keychains, toys or trinkets, and home accessories and decor, that is made in whole or in part of fur.
  • “Fur product” does not include any of the following:
    1. A dog or cat fur product, as defined in Section 1308 of Title 19 of the United States Code, as that section read on 1 January 2020.
    2. An animal skin or part thereof that is to be converted into leather, which in processing will have the hair, fleece, or fur fibre completely removed.
    3. Cowhide with hair attached thereto.
    4. Deerskin, sheepskin, or goatskin with hair attached thereto.
    5. The pelt or skin of an animal that is preserved through taxidermy.
    6. A product made pursuant to Section 3087 or 4303 of the California Code.
  • “Used fur product” means fur in any form that has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.

Ref#: us_19_001

Date:January 15th, 2019

Subject: California/USA - Proposed Ban on Fur Products

On 3 December 2018, the U.S. state of California proposed a bill (AB 44) to ban the sale and manufacture of fur products. Here are the highlights:

Prohibition

  1. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, give, donate, or otherwise distribute a fur product in the state.
  2. It shall be unlawful to manufacture a fur product in the state.

Exceptions

  1. A used fur product.
  2. A fur product made from a fur-bearing mammal or nongame mammal taken pursuant to Section 4007 of the Fish andGame Code.
  3. A fur product used for religious purposes.

Note:

  • “Fur” means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state. “Fur” does not include such skins or parts thereof that are to be converted into leather, which in processing will have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber completely removed; cowhide with hair attached thereto; or lambskin or sheepskin with hair attached thereto.
  • “Fur product” means any article of clothing or covering for any part of the body, or any fashion accessory, including, but not limited to, handbags, shoes, slippers, hats, earmuffs, scarves, shawls, gloves, jewelry, and keychains, that is made in whole or in part of fur. “Fur product” does not include any dog or cat fur product, as defined in Section 1308 of Title 19 of the United States Code.
  • “Used fur product” means a fur product that a person has acquired for his or her own use and worn.

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