US Ban in Ivory - Not all bad news

Richard G · 9th April 2014, 02:54 PM

It does get worse.
See http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?def...tions=Y&Text=Y
This seems to ban not only the import, export, buying and selling in NY State of ALL ivory (i.e including marine and mammoth ivory etc.) but also it's "distribution" which presumably means you cannot even give it away.
I hate to say it, but I think we should all prepare ourselves for the day when ownership of unlicensed ivory or other CITES type products becomes illegal, and of course licensing will be made damn near impossible. I don't expect it will be banned completely tho', the licensing officers would object to that.
Regretfully
Richard

9th April 2014, 02:54 PM	#24
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 409	It does get worse. See http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?def...tions=Y&Text=Y This seems to ban not only the import, export, buying and selling in NY State of ALL ivory (i.e including marine and mammoth ivory etc.) but also it's "distribution" which presumably means you cannot even give it away. I hate to say it, but I think we should all prepare ourselves for the day when ownership of unlicensed ivory or other CITES type products becomes illegal, and of course licensing will be made damn near impossible. I don't expect it will be banned completely tho', the licensing officers would object to that. Regretfully Richard