                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                        CHAPTER 91--PUBLIC LANDS
 
Sec. 1857. Fences destroyed; livestock entering

    Whoever knowingly and unlawfully breaks, opens, or destroys any 
gate, fence, hedge, or wall inclosing any lands of the United States 
reserved or purchased for any public use; or
    Whoever drives any cattle, horses, hogs, or other livestock upon any 
such lands for the purposes of destroying the grass or trees on said 
lands, or where they may destroy the said grass or trees; or
    Whoever knowingly permits his cattle, horses, hogs, or other 
livestock to enter through any such inclosure upon any such lands of the 
United States, where such cattle, horses, hogs, or other livestock may 
or can destroy the grass or trees or other property of the United States 
on the said lands--
    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both.
    This section shall not apply to unreserved public lands.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 111 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 56, 35 Stat. 1099).
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $500'' in fourth par.
