GHSA urges all states to adopt a universal motorcycle helmet law and vigorously enforce existing laws. 1  47 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have a helmet law for motorcyclists. 19 states, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have a universal helmet law, requiring helmets for all riders. 2  The remaining 28 states and Guam require helmets for specific riders.
Hides and Skins. the skins of domestic and wild animals, as well as fur seals, fish, and reptiles, that are used as the raw materials in making leather.
Tanning hide into leather involves a process which permanently alters the protein structure of skin. Tanning can be performed with either vegetable or mineral methods. Before tanning, the skins are unhaired, degreased, desalted and soaked in water over a period of 6 hours to 2 days.