19 USC § 4402 - Illicitly imported, exported, or trafficked cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, and fish, wildlife, and plants

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title: "19 USC § 4402 - Illicitly imported, exported, or trafficked cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, and fish, wildlife, and plants"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "4402"
section_name: "Illicitly imported, exported, or trafficked cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, and fish, wildlife, and plants"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 606, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 188.)"
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# § 4402. Illicitly imported, exported, or trafficked cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, and fish, wildlife, and plants

**(a)** **In general** The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall ensure that appropriate personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as the case may be, are trained in the detection, identification, detention, seizure, and forfeiture of cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, and fish, wildlife, and plants, the importation, exportation, or trafficking of which violates the laws of the United States.

**(b)** **Training** The Commissioner and the Director are authorized to accept training and other support services from experts outside of the Federal Government with respect to the detection, identification, detention, seizure, and forfeiture of cultural property, archaeological or ethnological materials, or fish, wildlife, and plants described in subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 606, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 188.)