§ 6302.30 What penalties apply if I commit one or more of the prohibited acts?

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Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior › Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › Part 6300: MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS › Subpart 6302: Use of Wilderness Areas, Prohibited Acts, and Penalties › § 6302.30: § 6302.30 What penalties apply if I commit one or more of the prohibited acts?

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(a) If you commit a prohibited act listed in § 6302.20 in a BLM wilderness area, you are subject to criminal prosecution on each offense. If convicted, you may be fined not more than $100,000 under 18 U.S.C. 3571. In addition, you may be imprisoned for not more than 12 months, as provided for by 43 U.S.C. 1733(a).

(b) At the request of the Secretary of the Interior, the United States Attorney General may institute a civil action in any United States district court for an injunction or other appropriate order to prevent you from using public lands in violation of the regulations of this part.

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