### Question
How is the term CITES Ivory Control System defined?


### Answer
The term **CITES Ivory Control System** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 4244* as the following:

> the ivory quota and marking system established by CITES to curtail illegal trade in African elephant ivory

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 4244*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 62-AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER III-MISCELLANEOUS**

