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16 U.S.C. 1540: Penalties and enforcement

Created in 1973 by Public Law 93-205. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 231, 16 U.S.C. 742l, 16 U.S.C. 1536, 16 U.S.C. 1539, 16 U.S.C. 4224.

8 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (3), United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (3), Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (1), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–171 substituted "animal quarantine laws (as defined in section 136a(f) of title 21)" for "animal quarantine laws (21 U.S.C. 101–105, 111–135b, and 612–614)". (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (h)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–478, §1007(a), substituted "$25,000" for "$10,000" and "$12,000" for "$5,000". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–478, §1007(b), substituted "$50,000" for "$20,000" and "$25,000" for "$10,000". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–478, §1007(c), inserted at end "Whenever the balance of sums received under this section and section 3375(d) of this title, as penalties or fines, or from forfeitures of property, exceed $500,000, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit an amount equal to such excess ba… · (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–327, in first sentence, substituted a comma for "a reward" after "shall pay", inserted "(1) a reward" before "to any person", and added cl. (2). · (d)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–304, §9(c), substituted "(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), or (D)" for "(a)(2)(A), (B), or (C)". · (a), (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–304, §7(1), added par. (6). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 97–304, §7(2)(A)(i), substituted "any State; or" for "any State.". · (g)
    • Pub. L. 97–304, §7(2)(A)(ii), added subpar. (C). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 97–304, §7(2)(A)(iii), inserted "or to order the Secretary to perform such act or duty," after "any such provision or regulation," in provisions following subpar. (C). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 97–304, §7(2)(B), added subpar. (C). · (g)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–79 substituted "The Secretary or the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay a reward from sums received as penalties, fines, or forfeitures of property for any violation of this chapter or any regulation issued hereunder to any person who furnishes information which leads to an… · (d)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–632, §6(1), (2), substituted "and any person engaged in business as an importer or exporter of fish, wildlife, or plants who violates" for "or who knowingly commits an act in the course of a commercial activity which violates" in two places and "$500" for "$1,000". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–632, §7, added par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–632, §6(3), substituted "knowingly" for "willfully commits an act which" in two places. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–632, §6(4), inserted "a person to import or export fish, wildlife, or plants, or to operate a quarantine station for imported wildlife, or authorizing" after "authorizing". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–632, §8, added par. (3). · (b)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–359 inserted "make arrests without a warrant for any violation of this chapter if he has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested is committing the violation in his presence or view, and may" after "Such person may" and ", but upon forfeiture of any su… · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.