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§408l Forfeiture of property used in hunting, fishing, etc.

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LII— - ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408l

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anything used to illegally kill, trap, or catch wildlife inside the park — like guns, traps, nets, fishing gear, animals, or vehicles — can be taken by park officers and held while the person is prosecuted. If the person is found guilty, the court can order those items given to the United States as an extra penalty on top of other punishment. The Secretary of the Interior will handle and record what happens to the forfeited property. For teams, horses, or other transportation, the court can decide whether to forfeit them.

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Title 16, §408l

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All guns, traps, nets, seines, fishing tackle, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every nature or description used by any person or persons within the limits of said park when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, taking, or capturing such wild birds, fish, or animals contrary to the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in said park and held pending prosecution of any person or persons arrested under the charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons using said guns, traps, nets, seines, fishing tackle, teams, horses, or other means of transportation, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment prescribed in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the forfeiture of teams, horses, or other means of transportation shall be in the discretion of the court.

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This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 6, 1942, which is classified to sections 408i to 408q of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 408l

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73