Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§117d Forfeiture of property used for unlawful purpose
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK › § 117d
Summary
Any guns, traps, animals, or vehicles used in the park to take wildlife can be seized by park officers and kept during prosecution. If the user is convicted, the items are forfeited to the United States as an extra penalty and are handled by the Secretary of the Interior.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §117d
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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.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 117d
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73