{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-4223","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 4223","heading":"Prohibited acts","body":"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.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 62—AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"a4c6be0c23e7deadc30c010a4ed4a05b9b8eed22a2bd083b71f48e37994b8ecf","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-4222","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-4224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}