§973e — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Acts in paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (10) of a related provision are crimes. Penalty: up to $50,000 and/or 6 months' jail. If a dangerous weapon is used, or an authorized officer or treaty observer is injured or threatened with immediate harm, penalty rises to $100,000 and/or 10 years' prison. Federal district courts handle them.

Title 16, §973e

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(a)A person is guilty of a criminal offense if he or she commits any act prohibited by paragraph (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 973c(a) of this title.

(b)Any offense described in subsection (a) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any such offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Authorized Officer, Authorized Party Officer, or observer under the Treaty in the conduct of their duties, or places any such Authorized Officer, Authorized Party Officer, or observer in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.

(c)The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.

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Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “paragraph (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 973c(a)” for “section 973c(a)(8), (10), (11), or (12)”.

§973e Criminal Offenses

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Title 16, §973e

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