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§ 4912. Penalties and regulations
(a) Penalties
(1) Civil penalties
(A) Any person who knowingly violates, and any person engaged in business as an importer of exotic birds who violates, section 4910(a)(1) or (2) 1
1 So in original. Probably should be section “4910(a)(1)(A) or (B)”.
of this title or any permit issued under section 4911 of this title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $25,000 for each violation.(B) Any person who knowingly violates, and any person engaged in business as an importer of exotic birds who violates, section 4910(a)(3) 2
2 So in original. Probably should be section “4910(a)(1)(C)”.
of this title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $12,000 for each such violation.(C) Any person who otherwise violates section 4910(a) of this title or any permit issued under section 4911 of this title may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $500 for each such violation.
(D) A civil penalty under this section shall be assessed, and may be collected, in the manner in which a civil penalty under the Act of December 28, 1973 (Public Law 93–205) [16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.], may be assessed and collected under section 111(a) 3
3 So in original. Probably should be section “11(a)”.
of that Act [16 U.S.C. 1540(a)].(2) Criminal penalties
(A) Any person who knowingly violates, and any person engaged in business as an importer of exotic birds who violates, section 4910(a)(1) or (2) 1 of this title or any permit issued under section 4911 of this title shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
(B) Any person who knowingly violates section 4910(a)(3) 2 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
(b) District court jurisdiction
(c) Other enforcement
(d) Regulations
(e) Savings provisions
(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 113, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2231.)