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Title 16
Chapter 5C
Subchapter II
§ 670i. Public land management a...
§ 670k. Definitions...
§ 670i. Public land management a...
§ 670k. Definitions...
U.S. Code
Notes
§ 670j.
Enforcement provisions
(a)
Violations and penalties
(1)
Any person who hunts, traps, or fishes on any public land which is subject to a conservation and rehabilitation program implemented under this subchapter without having on his person a valid public land management area stamp, if the possession of such a stamp is required, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2)
Any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any regulations prescribed under
section 670h(c)(5) of this title
shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(b)
Enforcement powers and proceedings
(1)
For the purpose of enforcing subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may designate any employee of their respective departments, and any State officer or employee authorized under a cooperative agreement to enforce such subsection (a), to (i) carry firearms; (ii) execute and serve any warrant or other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction; (iii) make arrests without warrant or process for a misdemeanor he has reasonable grounds to believe is being committed in his presence or view; (iv) search without warrant or process any person, place, or conveyance as provided by law; and (v) seize without warrant or process any evidentiary item as provided by law.
(2)
Upon the sworn information by a competent person, any United States magistrate judge or court of competent jurisdiction may issue process for the arrest of any person charged with committing any offense under subsection (a) of this section.
(3)
Any person charged with committing any offense under subsection (a) of this section may be tried and sentenced by any United States magistrate judge designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided for in
section 3401 of title 18
.
(c)
Seizure and forfeiture
(d)
Applicability of customs laws
(
Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 204
, as added
Pub. L. 93–452, § 2
,
Oct. 18, 1974
,
88 Stat. 1372
; amended
Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(10)
, (c),
Dec. 31, 2011
,
125 Stat. 1354
, 1355.)
cite as:
16 USC 670j
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