§425g Protection of Monuments, Etc.

Summary

No one may, without permission from the Secretary of the Interior, destroy, damage, deface, remove, or injure monuments, statues, memorials, works of art, fences, railings, or other protective or decorative features on park grounds. No one may cut, wound, remove, or kill trees, shrubs, or timber, take battle relics, hunt in the park, or destroy or remove earthworks, breastworks, walls, or other army defenses or shelters on the park lands or their approaches. Anyone found guilty in a justice court or other proper court must pay a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $50 for each offense. The judge sets the amount based on how serious the act was. Half the fine goes to the park and half goes to the person who reported it. The fine is collected in the same way similar debts were collected on February 14, 1927.