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<p>[QUOTE="Tahmoor girl, post: 4299734, member: 20883"]'It’s important to understand that simply <b><i><u>possessing ivory you already own is not illegal, nor is passing it on to your heirs. </u></i></b>Selling ivory, whether as a business, individual or as part of estate liquidation, is where things get tricky.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Washington Post feature in June 2016 stated, "Selling ivory is now prohibited, with few exceptions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said ... <b><i><u>Preexisting items manufactured with ivory such as musical instruments used in orchestras, furniture and items such as firearms containing fewer than 200 grams are exempt.</u></i></b> <b><i><u>Antiques at least a century old are also exempt, </u></i></b>but owners must prove an artifact’s age through a professional appraisal or some other document that can be verified."</p><p><a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/the-ivory-ban-and-antiques-149082" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/the-ivory-ban-and-antiques-149082" rel="nofollow">How Will the Ivory Ban Impact Antiques You Own? (thesprucecrafts.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>But what if you are unaware that it is ivory?</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tahmoor girl, post: 4299734, member: 20883"]'It’s important to understand that simply [B][I][U]possessing ivory you already own is not illegal, nor is passing it on to your heirs. [/U][/I][/B]Selling ivory, whether as a business, individual or as part of estate liquidation, is where things get tricky. A Washington Post feature in June 2016 stated, "Selling ivory is now prohibited, with few exceptions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said ... [B][I][U]Preexisting items manufactured with ivory such as musical instruments used in orchestras, furniture and items such as firearms containing fewer than 200 grams are exempt.[/U][/I][/B] [B][I][U]Antiques at least a century old are also exempt, [/U][/I][/B]but owners must prove an artifact’s age through a professional appraisal or some other document that can be verified." [URL='https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/the-ivory-ban-and-antiques-149082']How Will the Ivory Ban Impact Antiques You Own? (thesprucecrafts.com)[/URL] [B]But what if you are unaware that it is ivory?[/B][/QUOTE]
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