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- 1California Marks 10 Years of Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade Ban▼CDFW News | 10 Years of AB 96 in Action: Ivory and Rhino Horn Ban Gave CDFW the Might to Fight Wildlife Trafficking in California, Around the World
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is marking ten years since AB 96, the state law banning most sales of ivory and rhino horn, took effect. The agency says the ban gave its wildlife officers stronger authority to investigate and prosecute traffickers operating in California and linked to smuggling networks worldwide, curbing demand that drives poaching of elephants and rhinos abroad.