Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 2438: Criminal offenses

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a criminal offense by performing acts prohibited in specified sections. This offense is punishable by up to ten years imprisonment, a $50,000 fine, or both.

Read the full statutory text

A person is guilty of an offense if that person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section 2435 of this title . Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than ten years, 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.

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