---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 309.25"
title: "25"
number: "309.25"
heading: "How can an individual be certified as an Indian artisan?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/309.25"
---

# §309.25. How can an individual be certified as an Indian artisan?

- (a) In order for an individual to be certified by an Indian tribe as a non-member Indian artisan for purposes of this part—
  - (1) The individual must be of Indian lineage of one or more members of such Indian tribe; and
  - (2) The certification must be documented in writing by the governing body of an Indian tribe or by a certifying body delegated this function by the governing body of the Indian tribe.
- (b) As provided in [section 107](/cfr/25/107.md) of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, Public Law 101-644, a tribe may not impose a fee for certifying an Indian artisan.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 54555, Oct. 21, 1996. Redesignated at 68 FR 35170, June 12, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 1159, 25 U.S.C. 305 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 54555, Oct. 21, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 54555, Oct. 21, 1996. Redesignated at 68 FR 35170, June 12, 2003]