Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§403c–4 Forfeiture of Property Used in Commission of Offenses
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XLVI— SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK › § 403c–4
Summary
Park officers can take any gear or transport used to kill, trap, or capture wildlife. The items are kept while the person faces a court case. If the person is convicted, those items become United States property and the Secretary of the Interior handles their disposal.
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Title 16, §403c–4
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All guns, traps, nets, seines, 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, taking, or capturing such wild beasts, birds, fish, 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, nets, seines, 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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16 U.S.C. § 403c–4
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60