Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 4242: Certification under Pelly amendment
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If the Secretary finds in administering this chapter that a country does not adhere to the CITES Ivory Control System, that country is deemed, for purposes of section 1978(a)(2) of title 22 , to be diminishing the effectiveness of an international program for endangered or threatened species.
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