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[CITE: 16USC4224]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                CHAPTER 62--AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--MORATORIA AND PROHIBITED ACTS
 
Sec. 4224. Penalties and enforcement


(a) Criminal violations

    Whoever knowingly violates section 4223 of this title shall, upon 
conviction, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both.

(b) Civil violations

    Whoever violates section 4223 of this title may be assessed a civil 
penalty by the Secretary of not more than $5,000 for each such 
violation.

(c) Procedures for assessment of civil penalty

    Proceedings for the assessment of a civil penalty under this section 
shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures provided for in 
section 1540(a) of this title.

(d) Use of penalties

    Subject to appropriations, penalties collected under this section 
may be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards under 
section 4225 of this title and, to the extent not used to pay such 
rewards, shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury into the 
Fund.

(e) Enforcement

    The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this 
subchapter in the same manner such Secretaries carry out enforcement 
activities under section 1540(e) of this title. Section 1540(c) of this 
title shall apply to actions arising under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 100-478, title II, Sec. 2204, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4212, 4246 of this title.
