16 U.S.C. § 4224 — Penalties and enforcement

(a) Criminal violations Whoever knowingly violates section 4223 of this title must, upon conviction, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b) Civil violations Whoever violates section 4223 of this title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary^* of not more than $5,000 for each that violation.
(c) Procedures for assessment of civil penalty Proceedings for the assessment of a civil penalty under this section must be conducted under the procedures provided for in section 1540(a) of this title .
(d) Use of penalties Subject to appropriations, penalties collected under this section may be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards under section 4225 of this title and, to the extent not used to pay that rewards, must be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury into the Fund^*.
(e) Enforcement The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating must enforce this subchapter in that manner that Secretaries carry out enforcement activities under section 1540(e) of this title . Section 1540(c) of this title must apply to actions arising under this subchapter.