Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§117d Forfeiture of Property Used for Unlawful Purpose
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XII — MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK › § 117d
Summary
Guns, traps, teams, horses, or other transport used to kill or capture wildlife inside the park can be seized by park officers and taken by the United States. If the person using them is convicted, those items will be kept as an extra penalty, and the Secretary of the Interior will handle their disposal and records.
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102