§ 26. — Regulations for hunting and fishing in park; punishment for violations; forfeitures.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC26]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER V--YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 26. Regulations for hunting and fishing in park; punishment
for violations; forfeitures
All hunting, or the killing, wounding, or capturing at any time of
any bird or wild animal, except dangerous animals, when it is necessary
to prevent them from destroying human life or inflicting an injury, is
prohibited within the limits of said park; nor shall any fish be taken
out of the waters of the park by means of seines, nets, traps, or by the
use of drugs or any explosive substances or compounds, or 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.
The Secretary of the Interior shall make and publish such 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,
mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects within said
park; and for the protection of the animals and birds in the park, from
capture or destruction, or 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
the 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, receiving for
transportation any of the said animals, birds, or fish so killed, taken,
or caught shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined
for every such offense not exceeding $300. Any person found guilty of
violating 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
timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects
within said park, or for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish
in the said park, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
subjected 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.
All guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every
nature or description used by any person or persons within said park
limits when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such
wild beasts, birds, or wild animals shall be forfeited to the United
States, and may be seized by the officers in said park and held pending
the prosecution of any person or persons arrested under charge of
violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act
of such person or persons using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or
other means of transportation such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a
penalty in addition to the other punishment provided in this Act. Such
forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
(May 7, 1894, ch. 72, Sec. 4, 28 Stat. 73; June 28, 1916, ch. 179, 39
Stat. 238.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act May 7, 1894, which is
classified to sections 24 to 30a of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 21b, 30a of this title.
