House
File
147
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
147
BY
KAJTAZOVIC
,
KEARNS
,
HUNTER
,
THOMAS
,
HEDDENS
,
JACOBY
,
MUHLBAUER
,
and
KAUFMANN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
the
sale
of
United
States
flags
manufactured
1
outside
of
the
United
States,
and
providing
a
penalty.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
554C.1
United
States
flag
sales
1
——
limitation
——
penalty.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
to
the
contrary,
3
all
United
States
flags
sold
or
offered
for
sale
in
this
4
state
shall
be
manufactured
within
the
United
States
or
a
5
district
or
territory
of
the
United
States.
This
limitation
6
shall
apply
regardless
of
the
size
of
flag
sold
or
offered
7
for
sale,
but
shall
not
be
applicable
to
a
pictorial
or
8
graphic
representation
of
a
flag
or
to
merchandise
containing
9
or
displaying
such
a
pictorial
or
graphic
representation.
10
Inventory
manufactured
outside
of
the
United
States
or
a
11
district
or
territory
of
the
United
States
existing
on
or
12
before
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
may
be
sold
or
offered
13
for
sale
through
and
no
later
than
December
31,
2013.
The
14
department
of
commerce
shall
by
rule
determine
recordkeeping
15
and
inspection
requirements
relating
to
the
requirements
of
16
this
section.
17
2.
A
violation
of
this
section
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
prohibits
the
sale
or
offer
for
sale
of
United
20
States
flags
manufactured
outside
of
the
United
States,
or
21
a
district
or
territory
thereof.
The
bill
provides
that
22
the
prohibition
shall
apply
regardless
of
the
size
of
flag
23
sold
or
offered
for
sale,
but
not
to
a
pictorial
or
graphic
24
representation
of
a
flag
or
to
merchandise
containing
or
25
displaying
a
pictorial
or
graphic
representation.
The
bill
26
provides
that
inventory
manufactured
outside
of
the
United
27
States
or
a
district
or
territory
of
the
United
States
existing
28
on
or
before
the
bill’s
effective
date
may
be
sold
or
offered
29
for
sale
through
and
no
later
than
December
31,
2013.
The
30
bill
directs
the
department
of
commerce
by
rule
to
determine
31
recordkeeping
and
inspection
requirements
relating
to
the
32
prohibition.
33
The
bill
specifies
that
a
violation
of
the
bill’s
provisions
34
constitutes
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
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punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
1
of
at
least
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
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