Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1716D Nonmailable Injurious Animals, Plant Pests, Plants, and Illegally Taken Fish, Wildlife, and Plants
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 83 — POSTAL SERVICE › § 1716D
Summary
If someone on purpose mails or causes to be mailed an item that federal law forbids from being sent through the mail to the address or person shown on it, they can be fined under federal law, jailed for up to 1 year, or both.
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Title 18, §1716D
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person who knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail, according to the direction thereon, or at any place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything that section 3015 of title 39 declares to be nonmailable matter shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
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18 U.S.C. § 1716D
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102