§ 11.33 Adjustments to penalties.

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Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS > PART 11—CIVIL PROCEDURES > Subpart D—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments

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The civil monetary penalties provided by law within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are adjusted as follows:

Law

Citation

Type of violation

Maximum

civil monetary

penalty

(a) African Elephant Conservation Act

16 U.S.C. 4224(b)

Any violation

$13,132

(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

16 U.S.C. 668(b)

Any violation

16,590

16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1)

(1) Knowing violation of section 1538

65,653

(2) Other knowing violation

31,513

(3) Any other violation

1,659

(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981

16 U.S.C. 3373(a)

(1) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)

33,181

(2) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2)

829

(e) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

16 U.S.C. 1375

Any violation

33,181

(f) Recreational Hunting Safety Act of 1994

16 U.S.C. 5202(b)

(1) Violation involving use of force or violence or threatened use of force or violence

21,114

(2) Any other violation

10,556

(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998

16 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2)

Any violation

23,097

(h) Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

16 U.S.C. 4912(a)(1)

(1) Violation of section 4910(a)(1), section 4910(a)(2), or any permit issued under section 4911

55,652

(2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3)

26,711

(3) Any other violation

1,114

[81 FR 41865, June 28, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 6308, Jan. 19, 2017; 83 FR 5951, Feb. 12, 2018; 84 FR 15526, Apr. 16, 2019; 85 FR 10311, Feb. 24, 2020; 86 FR 15428, Mar. 23, 2021; 87 FR 13949, Mar. 11, 2022; 88 FR 5797, Jan. 30, 2023; 89 FR 7296, Feb. 2, 2024; 90 FR 40046, Aug. 18, 2025]

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