43 CFR §49.400

1. (a)Anyone who, on or after March 30, 2009, knowingly commits or counsels, procures, solicits, or employs another person to commit a prohibited act identified in subpart D of this part will, upon conviction, be assessed:
   1. (1)Fines in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 641, 1361, 2314, and 1701, or imprisonment of up to 5 years, or both, if the sum of the scientific and commercial values of the paleontological resources involved and the cost of response, restoration, and repair of the resources and sites involved is more than $500; or
   2. (2)Fines in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 641, 1361, 2314, and 1701, or imprisonment of up to 2 years, or both, if the sum of the scientific and commercial values of the paleontological resources involved and the cost of response, restoration, and repair of the resources and sites involved is $500 or less.
2. (b)Scientific and commercial values and the cost of response, restoration, and repair are determined in accordance with subpart G of this part.
3. (c)In the case of a second or subsequent violation by the same person, the amount of the penalties assessed under this subpart may be doubled.
4. (d)To the extent that a prohibited act under this subpart involves a violation of other applicable law, the violator may be subject to additional criminal penalties.