export permit required under the Conservation on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the release said. The company admitted its billiard supplies division sold 61 pieces of worked African elephant ivory valued at $3,057 to a customer in Japan in October 2006 without a U.S. “It is a crime to intentionally export protected wildlife parts and products without a permit to ensure that we protect not profiting from, threatened or endangered species.” Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in the release. “Failing to obtain necessary export permits is not merely a technical violation of the law,” said Patrick J. The company was fined $150,000 for exporting African elephant ivory and other products made from other protected wildlife to foreign customers, the release said. A division called Atlas Billiard Supplies sold parts involved in fabricating billiard cue sticks - including African elephant ivory, shell products and leathers made from the hides of elephants, monitor lizards, kangaroo, ostrich and sharks. Department of Justice.Ītlas manufactures and distributes fiber, plastic and other materials for industrial applications, according to the release. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to a release from the U.S. Skokie company fined for selling products from endangered speciesĪ Skokie company that manufacturers billiard products was fined $150,000 Tuesday for selling products containing African elephant ivory and products made from other endangered species.Ītlas Fibre Company pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of violating the federal Endangered Species Act for failing to obtain an export permit from the U.S. Here's the full story as printed in the Skokie Review.
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