[meteorite-list] Detained at LAX for Esquel

[Paul H.]

In "Re: [meteorite-list] Detained at LAX for Esquel" 
( http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg119796.html )
and on Dec. 11, 2014, J Sinclair wrote:

"Fossils have been a recent focus too. Some are
being charged with smuggling and landing in 
jail because of current laws."

In June, the sale of all antique elephant ivory
and fossil mammoth ivory has been banned 
in New York and New Jersey. For some reason
teeth are also included.

States Ban the sale or trade of Mammoth 
Ivory Tusks and Teeth. AAPS, Association 
of Applied Paleontological Sciences
http://aaps.net/fossil-ivory-ban.html

New York Passes Law Banning Sale of 
Elephant & Mammoth Ivory, Jewels du Jour
http://www.jewelsdujour.com/2014/06/new-york-passes-law-banning-sale-of-elephant-mammoth-ivory/

A related web page is:

Elephant versus mammoth ivory
http://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_natural.php#elephant

Yours,

Paul H.