Federal · Title 43 — Public Lands

43 U.S.C. § 1064: Violations of chapter; punishment

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who violates this chapter's provisions or aids in such violations is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and/or up to one year imprisonment.

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Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, whether as owner, part owner, or agent, or who shall aid, abet, counsel, advise, or assist in any violation hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in a sum not exceeding $1,000, or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, for each offense.

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