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16 U.S.C. § 5202 — Civil penalties

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16 U.S.C. § 5202 — Civil penalties

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**(a) In general** A person who violates [section 5201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5201&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount computed under subsection (b). **(b) Computation of penalty** The penalty shall be— (1) not more than $10,000, if the violation involved the use of force or violence, or the threatened use of force or violence, against the person or property of another person; and (2) not more than $5,000 for any other violation. **(c) Relationship to other penalties** The penalties established by this section shall be in addition to other criminal or civil penalties that may be levied against the person as a result of an activity in violation of [section 5201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5201&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Procedure** Upon receipt of— (1) a written complaint from an officer, employee, or agent of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or other Federal agency that a person violated [section 5201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5201&num=0&edition=prelim); or (2) a sworn affidavit from an individual and a determination by the Secretary that the statement contains sufficient factual allegations to create a reasonable belief that a violation of [section 5201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5201&num=0&edition=prelim) has occurred; the Secretary may request the Attorney General of the United States to institute a civil action for the imposition and collection of the civil penalty under this section. **(e) Use of penalty money collected** After deduction of costs attributable to collection, money collected from penalties shall be— (1) deposited into the trust fund established pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes”, approved September 2, 1937 ([16 U.S.C. 669](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section669&num=0&edition=prelim)) (commonly known as the “Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act”), to support the activities authorized by such Act and undertaken by State wildlife management agencies; or (2) used in such other manner as the Secretary determines will enhance the funding and implementation of— (A) the North American Waterfowl Management Plan signed by the Secretary of the Interior and the Minister of Environment for Canada in May 1986; or (B) a similar program that the Secretary determines will enhance wildlife management— (i) on Federal lands; or (ii) on private or State-owned lands when the efforts will also provide a benefit to wildlife management objectives on Federal lands.

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16 U.S.C. § 669 — Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with States; conditions

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the States, through their respective State fish and game departments, in wildlife-restoration projects as hereinafter in this chapter set forth; but no money apportioned under this chapter to any State shall be expended therein until its legislature, or other State agency authorized by the State constitution to make laws governing the conservation of wildlife, shall have assented to the provision of this chapter and shall have passed laws for the conservation of wildlife which shall include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of said State fish and game department, except that, until the final adjournment of the first regular session of the legislature held after September 2, 1937, the assent of the Governor of the State shall be sufficient. The Secretary of the Interior and the State fish and game department of each State accepting the benefits of this chapter, shall agree upon the wildlife-restoration projects to be aided in such State under the terms of this chapter and all projects shall conform to the standards fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. One of the purposes of this chapter is to provide financial and technical assistance to the States for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting.

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16 U.S.C. § 5201 — Obstruction of a lawful hunt

It is a violation of this section intentionally to engage in any physical conduct that significantly hinders a lawful hunt.

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16 U.S.C. § 5202 — Civil penalties

Page 2538 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 5158 lic participation in preparation of management plans and amendments for provisions requiring the Secre- taries to review the existing Plan and report to the Commission and Committees of Congress on its ade- quacy. § 5158. Protection of striped bass in the exclusive economic zone (a) Regulation of fishing in exclusive economic zone The Secretary shall promulgate regulations governing fishing for Atlantic striped bass in the exclusive economic zone that the Secretary determines— (1) are consistent with the national stand- ards set forth in section 301 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1851); (2) are compatible with the Plan and each Federal moratorium in effect on fishing for Atlantic striped bass within the coastal waters of a coastal State; (3) ensure the effectiveness of State regula- tions on fishing for Atlantic striped bass with- in the coastal waters of a coastal State; and (4) are sufficient to assure the long-term conservation of Atlantic striped bass popu- lations. (b) Consultation; periodic review of regulations In preparing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the appro- priate Regional Fishery Management Councils, and each affected Federal, State, and local gov- ernment entity. The Secretary shall periodically review regulations promulgated under sub- section (a), and if necessary to ensure their con- tinued consistency with the requirements of subsection (a), shall amend those regulations. (c) Applicability of Magnuson Act provisions The provisions of sections 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) regarding prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal offenses, ci

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16 U.S.C. § 669 — Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior

Page 1187 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 669 Sec. 669k. Reports and certifications. 669l. Value of land. § 669. Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with States; conditions The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the States, through their respec- tive State fish and game departments, in wild- life-restoration projects as hereinafter in this chapter set forth; but no money apportioned under this chapter to any State shall be ex- pended therein until its legislature, or other State agency authorized by the State constitu- tion to make laws governing the conservation of wildlife, shall have assented to the provision of this chapter and shall have passed laws for the conservation of wildlife which shall include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of said State fish and game de- partment, except that, until the final adjourn- ment of the first regular session of the legisla- ture held after September 2, 1937, the assent of the Governor of the State shall be sufficient. The Secretary of the Interior and the State fish and game department of each State accepting the benefits of this chapter, shall agree upon the wildlife-restoration projects to be aided in such State under the terms of this chapter and all projects shall conform to the standards fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. One of the pur- poses of this chapter is to provide financial and technical assistance to the States for the pro- motion of hunting and recreational shooting. (Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, § 1, 50 Stat. 917; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title V, § 501(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3191.) Editorial Notes

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