ELR Citation: ELR 20179
No(s). Civ. S-80-941 RAR (E.D. Cal. Aug 19, 1981)

The court holds that the State of California's ban on the importation and sale of products made from endangered species is constitutional and is not preempted by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Initially...