16 U.S.C. § 395d — Forfeiture of property used for unlawful purposes
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 200 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 136 words · no verdicts yet
This law lets the government seize hunting equipment used illegally in the park. Guns, traps, and transportation used to kill or capture wildlife can be taken and held during prosecution. If the person is convicted, the property is permanently forfeited, on top of other punishment.
Any gun, trap, team, horse, or other means of transportation of any kind, used by a person inside the park while illegally killing, trapping, snaring, or capturing wild animals or birds, must be forfeited to the United States. Park officers may seize this property and hold it while the person is being prosecuted for violating this Act.
If the person is convicted under this Act, the forfeiture of that gun, trap, team, horse, or other transportation becomes an official penalty, added on top of whatever other punishment is imposed. Property that is forfeited this way is disposed of and accounted for under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
All guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every nature or description used by any person or persons within said park limits when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such wild beasts, birds, or animals shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in said park and held pending the prosecution of any person or persons arrested under charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of transportation, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment provided in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
Source credit: (Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 200, § 5, 46 Stat. 228.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 200 · 46 Stat. 228
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 200 on 1930-04-19.
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