§4221 Review of African Elephant Conservation Programs

Summary

Within one month after October 7, 1988, the Secretary must ask for information about each ivory-producing country’s African elephant program. The Secretary must publish a notice in the Federal Register and also send a written request through the Secretary of State to each ivory-producing country. The Secretary must review each program and, no later than one year after October 7, 1988, publish a decision in the Federal Register on whether the country meets five main rules: it is a party to CITES and follows the CITES ivory controls; it uses the best available data and is quickly gathering information on habitat, carrying capacity, total population and trends, and annual births and deaths; elephant taking is well controlled and monitored; its ivory quota is based on that data and counts ivory seized or used at home; and it has not exported raw ivory beyond its quota. If there is not enough information, the Secretary may delay the decision but must explain the delay and must make the decision by December 31, 1989.