16 U.S.C. § 4223

Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)

Section 4223 - Prohibited acts

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.

16 U.S.C. § 4223

Pub. L. 100-478, title II, §2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.

CITES Ivory Control System: the term "CITES Ivory Control System" means the ivory quota and marking system established by CITES to curtail illegal trade in African elephant ivory;
United States: the term "United States" means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States; and
ivory producing country: the term "ivory producing country" means any African country within which is located any part of the range of a population of African elephants;
personal effects: the term "personal effects" means articles which are not intended for sale and are part of a shipment of the household effects of a person who is moving his or her residence to or from the United States, or are included in personal accompanying baggage;
raw ivory: the term "raw ivory" means any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is unaltered or minimally carved;
worked ivory: the term "worked ivory" means any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, which is not raw ivory.