Regulations last checked for updates: May 14, 2024

Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries last revised: May 10, 2024
§ 11.33 - Adjustments to penalties.

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 Act16 U.S.C. 4224(b)Any violation$12,799
(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act16 U.S.C. 668(b)Any violation16,170
(c) Endangered Species Act of 197316 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1)(1) Knowing violation of section 153863,991
(2) Other knowing violation30,715
(3) Any other violation1,617
(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 198116 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)32,341
(2) Violations referred to in 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2)808
(e) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 197216 U.S.C. 1375Any violation32,341
(f) Recreational Hunting Safety Act of 199416 U.S.C. 5202(b)(1) Violation involving use of force or violence or threatened use of force or violence20,579
(2) Any other violation10,289
(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 199816 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2)Any violation22,512
(h) Wild Bird Conservation Act16 U.S.C. 4912(a)(1)(1) Violation of section 4910(a)(1), section 4910(a)(2), or any permit issued under section 491154,243
(2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3)26,035
(3) Any other violation1,086
[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]
authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm,470aaa,668,1361,1401,1531,3371,4201,4901,5201,5301; 18 U.S.C. 42-43; 25 U.S.C. 3001-3013; and Sec. 107, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599, unless otherwise noted
source: 39 FR 1159, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 50 CFR 11.33