16 USC § 4262 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4262"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 4262 - Purposes"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4262"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 62
chapter_name: "ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–96, § 3, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2150.)"
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# § 4262. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are the following:

**(1)** To perpetuate healthy populations of Asian elephants.

**(2)** To assist in the conservation and protection of Asian elephants by supporting the conservation programs of Asian elephant range states and the CITES Secretariat.

**(3)** To provide financial resources for those programs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–96, § 3, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2150.)