16 U.S.C. § 825o — Penalties for violations; applicability of section
submitted 106 years ago by ch. 285 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 169 words · no verdicts yet
A person who knowingly and willfully violates or fails to do something this chapter makes unlawful or requires may face up to a $1,000,000 fine, five years in prison, or both. A knowing and willful violation of a Commission or Army Secretary rule or order may bring a fine of up to $25,000 for each day.
Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes or suffers to be done any act, matter, or thing in this chapter prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter, or thing in this chapter required to be done, or willfully and knowingly causes or suffers such omission or failure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule, regulation, restriction, condition, or order made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this chapter, or any rule or regulation imposed by the Secretary of the Army under authority of subchapter I of this chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine of not exceeding $25,000 for each and every day during which such offense occurs.
Source credit: (June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862; amended July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 102–486, title VII, § 725(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2920; Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1284(d), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 980.)
- 1920Enacted · Act of June 10, 1920, ch. 285 · 49 Stat. 862
- 1947Amended · Act of July 26, 1947, ch. 343 · 61 Stat. 501
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-486 · 106 Stat. 2920
- 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 980
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 285 on 1920-06-10.
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