Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code
now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-16/chapter-62/section-4223.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "16 U.S.C. § 4223"
+description: "Prohibited acts"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "62"
+chapter_name: "AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION"
+section: "4223"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 4223"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4223"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-16/usc16.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 4223 - Prohibited acts
+
+## Text
+
+Except as provided in section 4222(e) of this title, it is unlawful for any person—
+
+(1) to import raw ivory from any country other than an ivory producing country;
+
+(2) to export raw ivory from the United States;
+
+(3) to import raw or worked ivory that was exported from an ivory producing country in violation of that country’s laws or of the CITES Ivory Control System;
+
+(4) to import worked ivory, other than personal effects, from any country unless that country has certified that such ivory was derived from legal sources; or
+
+(5) to import raw or worked ivory from a country for which a moratorium is in effect under section 4222 of this title.
+
+(Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.)