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§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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Guns, traps, teams, horses, and any kind of transportation used to kill, trap, or capture wildlife inside the park must become United States property. Park officers can seize and hold these items while a person is charged, and if the person is convicted the items are forfeited as an extra penalty on top of other punishment. The Secretary of the Interior must handle and account for the seized property.

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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References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act Apr. 26, 1928, which is classified to sections 204 to 204j of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 204d

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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