Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 4223

Prohibited acts

section 4222(e) of this titleExcept as provided in , 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)
section 4222 of this title to import raw or worked ivory from a country for which a moratorium is in effect under .

Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2203102 Stat. 2320(, , .)