19 CFR 12.60 : Customs Duties (§ 0.1 To Parts 400-599) — (§ 0.1 To Parts 135-140) — U.S. Customs And Border Protection, Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Treasury (§ 0.1 To Parts 135-140) — Special Classes Of Merchandise (§ 12.1 To § 12.152) — Fur-Seal Or Sea-Otter Skins (§ 12.60 To § 12.63) — Importation prohibited.

The transportation, importation, sale, or possession of the skins of fur seals or sea otters is prohibited if such skins were taken contrary to the provisions of section 2 of the act of February 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 100-104) or, the case of such skins taken under the authority of the act or any fur-seal agreement, if the skins are not officially marked and certified as required by section 2 of the act. Section 16 makes the act inapplicable to skins taken for scientific purposes under a special permit.