Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§204d Forfeiture of Property Used for Unlawful Purposes
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXII — LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK › § 204d
Summary
Park officers can seize any guns, traps, teams, horses, or other transportation used in the park to kill, trap, or capture wild animals and may hold those items while the person is prosecuted. If the person is convicted, the items become United States property as an extra penalty, and the Secretary of the Interior will dispose of them and keep the records.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §204d
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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 park 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 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, 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.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 204d
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102