§ 4223. — Prohibited acts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC4223]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 62--AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER II--MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 100-478, title II, Sec. 2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4224 of this title.
