Pub. L. 100-478, tit. II, pt. II, sec. 2203 (as amended)
PROHIBITED ACTS.
SEC. 2203. [16 U.S.C. 4223] PROHIBITED ACTS.
Except as provided in section 2202(e), 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 2202.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 16 U.S.C. 4223