The civil monetary penalties provided by law within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are adjusted as follows:

Open Table
Law Citation Type of violation Maximum civil
monetary penalty
(a) African Elephant Conservation Act 16 U.S.C. 4224(b) Any violation $10,705
(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act 16 U.S.C. 668(b) Any violation 13,525
(c) Endangered Species Act of 1973 16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1) (1) Knowing violation of section 1538 53,524
    (2) Other knowing violation 25,691
    (3) Any other violation 1,352
(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 16 U.S.C. 3373(a) (1) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1) 27,051
    (2) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2) 676
(e) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 16 U.S.C. 1375 Any violation 27,051
(f) Recreational Hunting Safety Act of 1994 16 U.S.C. 5202(b) (1) Violation involving use of force or violence or threatened use of force or violence 17,213
    (2) Any other violation 8,606
(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998 16 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2) Any violation 18,830
(h) Wild Bird Conservation Act 16 U.S.C. 4912(a)(1) (1) Violation of section 4910(a)(1), section 4910(a)(2), or any permit issued under section 4911 45,371
    (2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3) 21,777
    (3) Any other violation 908

[81 FR 41865, June 28, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 6308, Jan. 19, 2017; 83 FR 5951, Feb. 12, 2018; 84 FR 15526, Apr. 16, 2019; 85 FR 10311, Feb. 24, 2020]


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