Pub. L. 89-702, tit. I, sec. 102

Sec. 102. (a) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean are permitted to take fur seals and dispose of their skins in any manner after the skins have been officially marked and certified by a person authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, provided that the seals are taken only in canoes no transported by or used in connection with other vessels, and propelled entirely by oars, paddles, or sails, and manned by not more than five persons each, in the way hitherto practiced and without the use of firearms. (b) The authority contained in this section shall not apply to Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who are employed by any person for the purpose of taking fur seals or are under contract to deliver the skins to any person.