My understanding of the 1988 cave resources protection act is that it should punish the sale of cave formations taken from a cave on federal lands regardless of when it was actually removed.
A formation from an AZ cave was recently sold on ebay and the USDA law enforcement chose not to pursue it. Am I misreading the law or is law enforcement actively choosing not to enforce a law fundamental to the future protection of caves?
Multiple people also reported this sale to ebay, but the sale was allowed to proceed.
Link to the ebay listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARAGONITE-crystals-on-matrix-Cave-of-the-Bells-Arizona-/191153226863?ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:3160