Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 2408: Criminal offenses

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits an offense by willfully violating section 2403(a). The offense is punishable by a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both.

Read the full statutory text

A person is guilty of an offense if he willfully commits any act prohibited by section 2403(a) of this title . Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. A conviction under subsection (a) for any act shall not be deemed to preclude a conviction for such act under any other law, including, but not limited to, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 [ 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.], the Endangered Species Act of 1973 [ 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.], and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act [ 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.].

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