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Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 62 - African Elephant Conservation
Subchapter II - Moratoria and Prohibited Acts
Sec. 4223 - Prohibited acts
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| 16 U.S.C. § 4223 (2018) |
| §4223. Prohibited acts |
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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. |
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(Pub. L. 100–478, title II, §2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.) |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 62 - AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION SUBCHAPTER II - MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS Sec. 4223 - Prohibited acts |
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| 102 Stat. 2320 |
| Public Law 100-478 |
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