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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter B - Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants |
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Part 12 - Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures |
| Subpart A - General Provisions |
| § 12.1 - What is the purpose of the regulations in this part? |
| § 12.2 - What is the scope of the regulations in this part? |
| § 12.3 - What definitions do I need to know? |
| § 12.4 - When and how must documents be filed or issued? |
| § 12.5 - How does the Service handle seizures made by other agencies? |
| § 12.6 - How does the Service release seized property under a bond? |
| Subpart B - Notification Requirements |
| § 12.11 - How is personal notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture provided? |
| § 12.12 - How is public notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture provided? |
| § 12.13 - How is a declaration of forfeiture issued? |
| § 12.14 - What happens if the required notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture is not provided? |
| Subpart C - Forfeiture Proceedings |
| § 12.21 - Criminal prosecutions. |
| § 12.22 - Civil actions to obtain forfeiture. |
| § 12.23 - Administrative forfeiture proceedings. |
| § 12.24 - Petition for remission of forfeiture. |
| § 12.25 - Transfers in settlement of civil penalty claims. |
| § 12.31 - What are the basic types of forfeiture proceedings? |
| § 12.32 - When may the Service or the Solicitor obtain administrative forfeiture of my property? |
| § 12.33 - How do I file a petition for remission of forfeiture requesting the release of my property? |
| § 12.34 - What are the standards for remission of forfeiture? |
| § 12.35 - How will the Solicitor notify me of the decision on my petition for remission? |
| § 12.36 - How do I file a claim to get back my seized property? |
| § 12.37 - Can I get my property back while the claim is pending? |
| § 12.38 - What happens if my property is subject to civil judicial actions to obtain forfeiture? |
| Subpart D - Disposal of Forfeited or Abandoned Property |
| § 12.30 - Purpose. |
| § 12.39 - Information on property available for disposal. |
| § 12.51 - May I simply abandon my interest in the property? |
| § 12.52 - Can I file a petition for remission for my abandoned property? |
| Subpart E - Disposal of Forfeited or Abandoned Property |
| § 12.41 - Petition for restoration of proceeds. |
| § 12.42 - Recovery of certain storage costs. |
| § 12.61 - What is the purpose of this subpart? |
| § 12.62 - How does the Service keep track of forfeited or abandoned property? |
| § 12.63 - When may the Service return live fish, wildlife, or plants to the wild? |
| § 12.64 - How does forfeiture or abandonment affect the status of the property? |
| § 12.65 - How does the Service dispose of forfeited or abandoned property? |
| § 12.66 - How does the Service dispose of seized injurious fish or wildlife? |
| § 12.67 - When may the Service donate forfeited or abandoned property? |
| § 12.68 - When may the Service loan forfeited or abandoned property? |
| § 12.69 - When may the Service sell forfeited or abandoned property? |
| § 12.70 - When may the Service destroy forfeited or abandoned property? |
| Subpart F - Recovery of Storage Costs and Return of Property |
| § 12.81 - When can the Service assess fees for costs incurred by the transfer, boarding, handling, or storage of property seized or forfeited? |
| § 12.82 - How will my property be returned if my petition or claim is successful? |