Forego the New Fur.

California is the first state to ban the manufacture and sales of new items made from animal fur. The law imposes a civil penalty for each violation and will apply to clothing, handbags, shoes, hats and other fur-bedecked items. leather, cowhide and shearling are not covered, nor are products used by Native tribes for religious purposes. Also exempted are used-fur items, taxidermy products and fur...