16 USC § 171 - Forfeitures and seizures of guns, traps, teams, etc.

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s171"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 171 - Forfeitures and seizures of guns, traps, teams, etc."
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "171"
section_name: "Forfeitures and seizures of guns, traps, teams, etc."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "XX"
subchapter_name: "GLACIER NATIONAL PARK"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 22, 1914, ch. 264, § 5, 38 Stat. 700.)"
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# § 171. Forfeitures and seizures of guns, traps, teams, etc.

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 under this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 22, 1914, ch. 264, § 5, 38 Stat. 700.)

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