Officials say it was determined the owners of the Hyde Park business didn't have a DEC permit to sell the elephant products made before 1978, when the elephant was listed as an endangered species.
"I don't think it is sudden, " said MacLean about Hyde's appearance after joining Lochee while pointing out that trialists must be registered in Scotland as cross-border moves are not permitted.
Moore, who died in 1986, said he loved the site where the sculpture was placed "so much that I didn't bother to go and see an alternative site in Hyde Park".
"It isn't much good to say you have the right to get your property back if you can't afford a lawyer, " said the late Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) at a 1999 congressional hearing.
Hyde also dismissed Thursday talk of a deal to avoid impeachment, saying he wasn't "entranced" with the idea and doesn't know of a single Republican on his committee who was seriously considering the idea.