16 U.S.C. § 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, § 2203 , Oct. 7, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2320 .)