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§408l Forfeiture of Property Used in Hunting, Fishing, Etc.

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LII— ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408l

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any guns, traps, nets, seines, fishing gear, teams, horses, or vehicles used inside the park to illegally kill or catch wild birds, fish, or animals can be seized by park officers and held while the person is charged. If the person is found guilty, the government will take that property as an extra penalty on top of any other punishment. The Secretary of the Interior will handle and account for any taken property. Whether to take teams, horses, or other transportation is up to the court.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §408l

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All guns, traps, nets, seines, fishing tackle, 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 birds, fish, or animals contrary to the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, 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, fishing tackle, 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: Provided, That the forfeiture of teams, horses, or other means of transportation shall be in the discretion of the court.

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References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 6, 1942, which is classified to sections 408i to 408q of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 408l

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60