Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§65 Seizure and forfeiture of guns, traps, teams, horses, etc.
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 65
Summary
Park officers can seize any guns, traps, teams, horses, or other kinds of transport used to kill, trap, or capture wild animals inside the parks. The items will be kept while the person is charged under the related hunting laws. If the person is found guilty, the United States will take those items as an extra penalty, and the Secretary of the Interior will handle and account for them.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §65
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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 the limits of said parks, or either of them, 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 parks, or either of them, and held pending prosecution of any person or persons arrested under the charge of violating the provisions of section 57, 58, and 60 to 65 of this title, and upon conviction such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment prescribed therein. 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. § 65
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73