Adjustments to penalties.

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§ 11.33 Adjustments to penalties.

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

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Law Citation Type of violation Maximum
civil
monetary
penalty
(a) African Elephant Conservation Act 16 U.S.C. 4224(b) Any violation $11,506
(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act 16 U.S.C. 668(b) Any violation 14,536
(c) Endangered Species Act of 1973 16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1) (1) Knowing violation of section 1538
(2) Other knowing violation
57,527
27,612
(3) Any other violation 1,453
(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 16 U.S.C. 3373(a) (1) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)
(2) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2)
29,074
727
(e) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 16 U.S.C. 1375 Any violation 29,074
(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
(2) Any other violation
18,500
9,250
(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998 16 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2) Any violation 20,238
(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 48,763
(2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3) 23,405
(3) Any other violation 976

[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; 86 FR 15428, Mar. 23, 2021; 87 FR 13949, Mar. 11, 2022]


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