§ 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.

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

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