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 Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
 Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
 SubChapter B - Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants
 Part 11 - Civil Procedures
 Subpart D - Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments

  § 11.33 - 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:

    Law Citation Type of violation Maximum
    civil
    monetary
    penalty
    (a) African Elephant Conservation Act16 U.S.C. 4224(b)Any violation$12,397 799
    (b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act16 U.S.C. 668(b)Any violation1516,662 170
    (c) Endangered Species Act of 197316 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1)(1) Knowing violation of section 153863,991
    (2) Other knowing violation30,715
    (3) Any other violation61,982 29,751 1,566 617
    (d) Lacey Act Amendments of 198116 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 197216 U.S.C. 1375Any violation3132,326 341
    (f) Recreational Hunting Safety Act of 199416 U.S.C. 5202(b)(1) Violation involving use of force or violence or threatened use of force or violence20,579
    (2) Any other violation19,933 9,966 10,289
    (g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 199816 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2)Any violation2122,805 512
    (h) Wild Bird Conservation Act16 U.S.C. 4912(a)(1)(1) Violation of section 4910(a)(1), section 4910(a)(2), or any permit issued under section 491154,243
    (2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3)26,035
    (3) Any other violation52,540 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]