16 U.S.C. § 5202
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- (a)A person who violates section 5201 of this title shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount computed under subsection (b).
- (b)The penalty shall be—
- (c)The penalties established by this section shall be in addition to other criminal or civil penalties that may be levied against the person as a result of an activity in violation of section 5201 of this title.
- (d)Upon receipt of—the Secretary may request the Attorney General of the United States to institute a civil action for the imposition and collection of the civil penalty under this section.
- (1)a written complaint from an officer, employee, or agent of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or other Federal agency that a person violated section 5201 of this title; or
- (2)a sworn affidavit from an individual and a determination by the Secretary that the statement contains sufficient factual allegations to create a reasonable belief that a violation of section 5201 of this title has occurred;
- (e)After deduction of costs attributable to collection, money collected from penalties shall be—
- (1)deposited into the trust fund established pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes”, approved September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669) (commonly known as the “Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act”), to support the activities authorized by such Act and undertaken by State wildlife management agencies; or
- (2)used in such other manner as the Secretary determines will enhance the funding and implementation of—