[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC198c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XXI--ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 198c. Prohibited acts; rules and regulations; penalties for
offenses
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 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, w
