Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§5302 Purposes
Title 16 › CHAPTER 73 — RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION › § 5302
Summary
Fund countries’ conservation programs and the CITES Secretariat to protect rhinos and tigers. Ban selling, importing, or exporting products for people that contain or claim to contain anything made from any rhino or tiger species.
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Title 16, §5302
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The purposes of this chapter are the following:
(1)To assist in the conservation of rhinoceros and tigers by supporting the conservation programs of nations whose activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros and tiger populations, and the CITES Secretariat.
(2)To provide financial resources for those programs.
(3)To prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of products intended for human consumption or application containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, any substance derived from any species of rhinoceros or tiger.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1998—Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–312 added par. (3).
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16 U.S.C. § 5302
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102