§ 117c. — Hunting and fishing; general rules and regulations; protection of property; violation of statutes and rules; penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC117c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XII--MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 117c. Hunting and fishing; general rules and regulations;
protection of property; violation of statutes and rules;
penalties
All hunting or the killing, wounding, or capturing at any time of
any wild bird or animal, except dangerous animals when it is necessary
to prevent them from destroying human lives or inflicting personal
injury, is prohibited within the limits of said park; nor shall any fish
be taken out of the waters of the park in any other way than by hook and
line, and then only at such seasons and in such times and manner as may
be directed by the Secretary of the Interior. That the Secretary of the
Interior shall make and publish such general rules and regulations as he
may deem necessary and proper for the management and care of the park
and for the protection of the property therein, especially for the
preservation from injury or spoliation of the ruins and other works and
relics of prehistoric or primitive man, all timber, natural curiosities,
or wonderful objects within said park, and for the protection of the
animals and birds in the park from capture or destruction, and to
prevent their being frightened or driven from the park; and he shall
make rules and regulations governing the taking of fish from the streams
or lakes in the park. Possession within said park of the dead bodies, or
any part thereof, of any wild bird or animal shall be prima facie
evidence that the person or persons having the same are guilty of
violating this Act. Any person or persons, or stage or express company,
or railway company, who knows or has reason to believe that they were
taken or killed contrary to the provisions of this Act and who receives
for transportation any of said animals, birds, or fish so killed,
caught, or taken, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act
or any rule or regulation that may be promulgated by the Secretary of
the Interior with reference to the management and care of the park or
for the protection of the property therein, for the preservation from
injury or spoliation of the ruins and other works and relics of
prehistoric or primitive man, and timber, natural curiosities, or
wonderful objects within said park, or for the protection of the
animals, birds, or fish in the park, or who shall within said park
commit any damage, injury, or spoliation to or upon any building, fence,
hedge, gate, guidepost, tree, wood, underwood, timber, garden, crops,
vegetables, plants, land, springs, natural curiosities, or other matter
or thing growing or being thereon or situated therein, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than
$500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, and be adjudged
to pay all costs of the proceedings: Provided, however, That any person
or persons who may, without permission from the Secretary of the
Interior, in any manner willfully remove, disturb, destroy, or molest
any of the ruins, mounds, buildings, graves, relics, or other evidences
of an ancient civilization from said park shall upon conviction before
any court having jurisdiction of such offenses 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.
(Apr. 25, 1928, ch. 434, Sec. 4, 45 Stat. 459.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Apr. 25, 1928, which is
classified to sections 117 to 117j of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
