§98 Protection of game and fish; forfeitures and punishments

Summary

No one may hunt, kill, wound, or capture any wild bird or animal inside the park, except that dangerous animals may be killed if needed to protect people from death or serious injury. Fish may only be taken with a hook and line, and then only at the times and in the ways the Secretary of the Interior allows. The Secretary of the Interior must make and publish rules to run and protect the park. Those rules will cover care of trees, minerals (except deposits legally claimed before May 27, 1908), natural features, and the protection of animals, birds, and fish. Having a dead wild bird or animal, or any part of one, inside the park is treated as proof of breaking the rule. Anyone—or any transport company—who knows or should know the animals were taken illegally and accepts them for transport, or who breaks the rules or damages park property (buildings, fences, trees, plants, mineral deposits claimed before May 27, 1908 excepted, natural curiosities, etc.), is guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalty can be a fine up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both, and the offender must pay court costs.