HB 1162 - LAW/POLICY - US Flag Purchased by State or Political Subdivision Must be Made in the USA - 2009

Restrictions on the Purchase of USA Flag

Outcome of Bill:

NDCC 44-08-22 added:

• Purchase of flags of the United States. A state entity or any political subdivision of this state may not purchase a flag of the United States of America unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America. This section does not apply to the purchase of an item that is not a flag but which portrays a likeness of a flag of the United States of America, such as food, clothing, a lapel pin, a paper product, or other non-flag item.

Original bill:

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restrictions on the purchase of flags of the United States of America.