Illegal to sell fur coats in California

 The NY Times has the story. (And you still can't eat horsemeat here.)

Fur Sales Are Illegal in California. Does Anyone Care?.The popularity of fur products had been diminishing in the state even before the new ban. By Max Berlinger

"a law banning the sale and manufacture of luxury pelts like mink, sable, chinchilla, lynx, fox, rabbit and beaver that went into effect in California in January has so far been largely met with a shrug 

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“There was a bigger ripple when Chanel stopped selling crocodile.” 

"With California’s mild climate and eco-conscious reputation, some have said that a ban on fur sales in the state is more of a symbolic gesture than practical measure.

"The statewide ban, the first of its kind in the country, codifies what was a growing movement happening at the city level in recent years. (Los Angeles, West Hollywood, San Francisco and Berkeley had similar bans before.) This law extends the city bans already in effect in some areas across the country’s most populous state, one that, despite certain clichés, encompasses a wide variety of landscapes and political affiliations."

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Here's the bill, California Assembly Bill 44, which forbids sale or manufacture of new fur products (but permits sale of existing garments):

"This bill would make it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or otherwise distribute for monetary or nonmonetary consideration a fur product, as defined, in the state. The bill would also make it unlawful to manufacture a fur product in the state for sale. The bill would exempt from these prohibitions used fur products, as defined, fur products used for specified purposes, and any activity expressly authorized by federal law."