A state entity or any political subdivision of this state may not purchase a flag of the United States of America unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America. This section does not apply to the purchase of an item that is not a flag but which portrays a likeness of a flag of the United States of America, such as food, clothing, a lapel pin, a paper product, or other non-flag item.
N.D.C.C. § 44-08-22