Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 5202: Civil penalties

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes civil penalties for violations of section 5201, ranging up to $10,000 for violations involving force or violence, or up to $5,000 for other violations. Penalties are imposed in addition to any criminal or civil penalties.

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A person who violates section 5201 of this title shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount computed under subsection (b). not more than $10,000, if the violation involved the use of force or violence, or the threatened use of force or violence, against the person or property of another person; and not more than $5,000 for any other violation. The penalties established by this section shall be in addition to other criminal or civil penalties that may be levied against the person as a result of an activity in violation of section 5201 of this title . a written complaint from an officer, employee, or agent of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or other Federal agency that a person violated section 5201 of this title ; or a sworn affidavit from an individual and a determination by the Secretary that the statement contains sufficient factual allegations to create a reasonable belief that a violation of section 5201 of this title has occurred; deposited into the trust fund established pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes”, approved September 2, 1937 ( 16 U.S.C. 669 ) (commonly known as the “Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act”), to support the activities authorized by such Act and undertaken by State wildlife management agencies; or the North American Waterfowl Management Plan signed by the Secretary of the Interior and the Minister of Environment for Canada in May 1986; or on Federal lands; or on private or State-owned lands when the efforts will also provide a benefit to wildlife management objectives on Federal lands.

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