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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§4224 Penalties and Enforcement

Title 16 › CHAPTER 62 — AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER II — MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS › § 4224

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Knowingly breaking section 4223 can lead to criminal punishment: a fine under Title 18, up to one year in jail, or both. The Secretary can also impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, and those civil cases follow the rules in section 1540(a). Money from penalties, if Congress allows it, can be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards under section 4225, and any leftover goes into the Fund. The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the department running the Coast Guard must enforce the rules the same way as under section 1540, and section 1540(c) applies to these cases.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §4224

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(a)Criminal violations
Whoever knowingly violates section 4223 of this title shall, upon conviction, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b)Civil violations
Whoever violates section 4223 of this title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.
(c)Procedures for assessment of civil penalty
Proceedings for the assessment of a civil penalty under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures provided for in section 1540(a) of this title.
(d)Use of penalties
Subject to appropriations, penalties collected under this section may be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards under section 4225 of this title and, to the extent not used to pay such rewards, shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury into the Fund.
(e)Enforcement
The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this subchapter in the same manner such Secretaries carry out enforcement activities under section 1540(e) of this title. section 1540(c) of this title shall apply to actions arising under this subchapter.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4224

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110