16 U.S.C. § 4201
Section 4201 · Statement of purpose
This is the African Elephant Conservation Act
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Grigsby (1997)
Most recently applied in 871 F. Supp. 2d 128 - United States v. One Etched Ivory Tusk of African Elephant (May 2012)
The purpose of this chapter is to perpetuate healthy populations of African elephants.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Short Title
Section 2001 of title II of Pub. L. 100–478 provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and amending section 1538 of this title] may be cited as the ‘African Elephant Conservation Act’.”