Ivory Sales Lead to Court Conviction in Los Angeles County

October 10, 2018

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/ivory-sales-lead-to-court-conviction-in-los-angeles-county/

So what is legal to do with ivory if say, someone inherited some?

Stupid, stupid law.  Narwhal are a species of least concern and there is a thriving cottage industry of native Alaskans that make art from arctic ivory.  Can't buy it or bring it into California though.

Don't sell it to DFG for $30k out of you store when you know it is Ivory Keep it and carve it? Possessing Inherited Items I think is not illegal. Selling is Don't flaunt it...

Stupid, stupid law.

Can't be. This is California, and we have no stupid laws here...

I have an Alaskan ivory ULU I used it once to butcher someones hogs for them . I probably wouldn't let go of it. Now I won't be tempted by the right price

I have a hand-carved ivory chess set that I bought in the Philippines when I was deployed to the Tonkin Gulf, off  the coast of Vietnam in the early 70s.  I'm pretty sure it's legal to possess.  I have no plans to sell it but have often wondered what it might be worth.

What about ivory keys on a piano?

I don't think piano keys have been made of ivory for a very long time.  We have a pretty old (antique) piano and the keys are some sort of composite material that is weighted to give the feel of  ivory.