§825o — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Anyone who on purpose does something the law here bans, lets someone else do it, or on purpose fails to do something the law requires can be convicted and face up to a $1,000,000 fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both. If someone on purpose breaks rules made by the Commission or by the Secretary of the Army under this chapter, they can also be fined up to $25,000 for each day the violation continues, on top of any other penalties.

Title 16, §825o

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(a)Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes or suffers to be done any act, matter, or thing in this chapter prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter, or thing in this chapter required to be done, or willfully and knowingly causes or suffers such omission or failure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.

(b)Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule, regulation, restriction, condition, or order made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this chapter, or any rule or regulation imposed by the Secretary of the Army under authority of subchapter I of this chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine of not exceeding $25,000 for each and every day during which such offense occurs.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(1), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000” and “5 years” for “two years”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(2), substituted “$25,000” for “$500”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(3), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “This subsection shall not apply in the case of any provision of section 824j, 824k, 824l, or 824m of this title or any rule or order issued under any such provision.” 1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–486 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act

July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act

July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. State Authorities;

Construction

Nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 102–486 to be construed as affecting or intending to affect, or in any way to interfere with, authority of any State or local government relating to environmental protection or siting of facilities, see section 731 of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as a note under section 796 of this title.

§825o Penalties for Violations; Applicability of Section