Mark had a good article on this in the last issue of "Knife". To simplify it, there are a few exceptions but new ivory is pretty well banned but the fossil ivories are legal to use.

Gary

For those who are interested, this is the link to the entire text of the rule with Q&A: https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html

Here is the link to the specific paragraph that addresses "Ivory from extinct species": https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/06/06/2016-13173/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revision-of-the-section-4d-rule-for-the-african#p-32

However, be advised that California, New York, and New Jersey, enacted their own state laws that prohibit sale or trade of all ivory, including fossilized ivory.

Other states have similar legislation in the works.

http://www.aaps-jour...egislation.html