§ 114. — Removal, disturbance, destruction, or molestation of ruins.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC114]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XII--MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 114. Removal, disturbance, destruction, or molestation of
ruins
Any person or persons who may otherwise in any manner willfully
remove, disturb, destroy, or molest any of the ruins, mounds, buildings,
graves, relics, or other evidences of an ancient civilization or other
property from said park shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction before any court having jurisdiction of such offenses
shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve
months, or such person or persons may be fined and imprisoned, at the
discretion of the judge, and shall be required to restore the property
disturbed, if possible.
(June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 617.)
