16 U.S.C. § 26 : US Code - Section 26: Regulations for hunting and fishing in park; punishment for violations; forfeitures

Search 16 U.S.C. § 26 : US Code - Section 26: Regulations for hunting and fishing in park; punishment for violations; forfeitures

All hunting, or the killing, wounding, or capturing at any time
of any bird or wild animal, except dangerous animals, when it is
necessary to prevent them from destroying human life or inflicting
an injury, is prohibited within the limits of said park; nor shall
any fish be taken out of the waters of the park by means of seines,
nets, traps, or by the use of drugs or any explosive substances or
compounds, or in any other way than by hook and line, and then only
at such seasons and in such times and manner as may be directed by
the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior shall
make and publish such rules and regulations as he may deem
necessary and proper for the management and care of the park and
for the protection of the property therein, especially for the
preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral
deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects within said
park; and for the protection of the animals and birds in the park,
from capture or destruction, or to prevent their being frightened
or driven from the park; and he shall make rules and regulations
governing the taking of fish from the streams or lakes in the park.
Possession within the said park of the dead bodies, or any part
thereof, of any wild bird or animal shall be prima facie evidence
that the person or persons having the same are guilty of violating
this Act. Any person or persons, or stage or express company or
railway company, receiving for transportation any of the said
animals, birds, or fish so killed, taken, or caught shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined for every such offense
not exceeding $300. Any person found guilty of violating any of the
provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation that may be
promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior with reference to the
management and care of the park, or for the protection of the
property therein, for the preservation from injury or spoliation of
timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects
within said park, or for the protection of the animals, birds, and
fish in the said park, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be subjected to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or both, and be adjudged to pay all costs
of the proceedings.
All guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation of
every nature or description used by any person or persons within
said park limits when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, or
capturing such wild beasts, birds, or wild animals shall be
forfeited to the United States, and may be seized by the officers
in said park and held pending the prosecution of any person or
persons arrested under charge of violating the provisions of this
Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons
using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of
transportation such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in
addition to the other punishment provided in this Act. Such
forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and
under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior.