2012 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 62 - AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION (§§ 4201 - 4246)
Subchapter II - MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS (§§ 4221 - 4225)
Section 4223 - Prohibited acts
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 62 - AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION SUBCHAPTER II - MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS Sec. 4223 - Prohibited acts |
| Contains | section 4223 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-478, title II, §2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 2320 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-478 |
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Except as provided in section 4222(e) of this title, it is unlawful for any person—
(1) to import raw ivory from any country other than an ivory producing country;
(2) to export raw ivory from the United States;
(3) to import raw or worked ivory that was exported from an ivory producing country in violation of that country's laws or of the CITES Ivory Control System;
(4) to import worked ivory, other than personal effects, from any country unless that country has certified that such ivory was derived from legal sources; or
(5) to import raw or worked ivory from a country for which a moratorium is in effect under section 4222 of this title.
(Pub. L. 100–478, title II, §2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.)
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