New federal regulations on ivory sales are in.

[Mark Knapp]

Well after years of fighting the battle, the new federal regulations on the sale of legal ivory within the US are done. Basically, starting July 6th, one month from now, all interstate sale of pre-ban elephant ivory (with few exceptions) will be prohibited. So what this means is, for now, all other forms of ivory are not affected, good news. The sale of pre-ban elephant ivory and items with pre-ban ivory in them, within your state will still be legal. The sale of elephant ivory across state lines will be illegal.

All in all, given what we were up against and what the first drafts looked like, it seems our letter writing and testimonies paid off.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Thanks Mark.

 

[Ken H>]

Thanks Mark for all the good work ya'll did in fighting this silly ivory ban, and at least got mammoth ivory removed since it was included in the first draft - "IF" I remember correctly anyway. I tend to prefer mammoth ivory over elephant ivory for looks.

Ken H>

 

[ron_m80]

Maybe you can verify this Mark, but from what I have read, anything more than 100 years old, (and / or) less than 200 grams is still ok.

 

[Metalhead0483]

:thumbup:

 

[Mark Knapp]

Maybe you can verify this Mark, but from what I have read, anything more than 100 years old, (and / or) less than 200 grams is still ok.

That's true, but the proof that it is over 100 years old may not be easy to obtain. We will need to wait and see how that part will be enforced.