What US African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. Chapter 62): Ivory Import Controls and Conservation Assistance requires
The African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988, codified at 16 U.S.C. Chapter 62 (sections 4201 through 4246), provides for the conservation of the African elephant through controls on the importation and exportation of ivory and through financial assistance to range states, administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Section 4201 sets the statement of purpose, and section 4202 sets the findings on the decline of the African elephant. Section 4211 authorizes the provision of assistance for conservation programs in African elephant range states, financed in part through the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. Section 4222 authorizes the establishment of moratoria on the importation of raw and worked ivory from producing and intermediary countries that do not meet the Act's standards. Section 4223 sets the prohibited acts, including importing raw ivory from a country other than an ivory producing country, exporting raw ivory from the United States, and importing ivory in violation of a moratorium. Section 4224 sets the penalties and enforcement, including criminal penalties and civil penalties of up to a specified amount for each violation, and applies the enforcement provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Section 4225 authorizes rewards, section 4244 provides the definitions, and section 4245 authorizes appropriations. The Act is the foundational United States statute for African elephant conservation and ivory trade control.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: U.S. Congress / Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 4201 - statement of purpose.
- African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 4202 - findings.
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