§ 11.33 - Adjustments to penalties.

§ 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:

Law	Citation	Type of violation	Maximum civil monetary penalty
(a) African Elephant Conservation Act	16 U.S.C. 4224(b)	Any violation	$12,397 799
(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act	16 U.S.C. 668(b)	Any violation	1516,662 170
(c) Endangered Species Act of 1973	16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1)	(1) Knowing violation of section 1538	63,991
		(2) Other knowing violation	30,715
		(3) Any other violation	61,982 29,751 1,566 617
(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981	16 U.S.C. 3373(a)	(1) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)	32,341
		(2) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2)	31,326 783 808
(e) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972	16 U.S.C. 1375	Any violation	3132,326 341
(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	20,579
		(2) Any other violation	19,933 9,966 10,289
(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998	16 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2)	Any violation	2122,805 512
(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	54,243
		(2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3)	26,035
		(3) Any other violation	52,540 25,218 1,052 086

[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; 88 FR 5797, Jan. 30, 2023; 89 FR 7296, Feb. 2, 2024]