# 43 C.F.R. § 7.4 (2026): Prohibited acts and criminal penalties

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 7.4 (2026)
- **Heading:** Prohibited acts and criminal penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Part 7: PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES / Subpart A: Uniform Regulations / § 7.4: § 7.4   Prohibited acts and criminal penalties.

## Text

(a) Under section 6(a) of the Act, no person may excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface, or attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource located on public lands or Indian lands unless such activity is pursuant to a permit issued under § 7.8 or exempted by § 7.5(b) of this part.
(b) No person may sell, purchase, exchange, transport, or receive any archaeological resource, if such resource was excavated or removed in violation of:
(1) The prohibitions contained in paragraph (a) of this section; or
(2) Any provision, rule, regulation, ordinance, or permit in effect under any other provision of Federal law.
(c) Under section (d) of the Act, any person who knowingly violates or counsels, procures, solicits, or employs any other person to violate any prohibition contained in section 6 (a), (b), or (c) of the Act will, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both: provided, however, that if the commercial or archaeological value of the archaeological resources involved and the cost of restoration and repair of such resources exceeds the sum of $500.00, such person will be fined not more than $20,000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent such violation upon conviction such person will be fined not more than $100,000.00, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
[49 FR 1027, Jan. 6, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 5260, Jan. 26, 1995]

## Nearby sections

- [43 C.F.R. § 7.1 (2026) § 7.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.2 (2026) § 7.2   Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.3 (2026) § 7.3   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.4 (2026) § 7.4   Prohibited acts and criminal penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_4.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.5 (2026) § 7.5   Permit requirements and exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_5.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.6 (2026) § 7.6   Application for permits and information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_6.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.7 (2026) § 7.7   Notification to Indian tribes of possible harm to, or destruction of, sites on public lands having religious or cultural importance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_7.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.8 (2026) § 7.8   Issuance of permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_8.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.9 (2026) § 7.9   Terms and conditions of permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_9.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.10 (2026) § 7.10   Suspension and revocation of permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_10.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.11 (2026) § 7.11   Appeals relating to permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_11.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.12 (2026) § 7.12   Relationship to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_12.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.13 (2026) § 7.13   Custody of archaeological resources.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_13.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 7.14 (2026) § 7.14   Determination of archaeological or commercial value and cost of restoration and repair.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P7_S7_14.md)

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