National Park Protective Act 



person or persons having the same are guilty of violat- 

 ing this Act. Any person or persons, or stage or express 

 company or railway company, receiving for transporta- 

 tion 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 exceed- 

 ing three hundred dollars. 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 manage- 

 ment 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 curi- 

 osities 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 one thousand dol- 

 lars, or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both, 

 and be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings. 



That all guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of trans- 

 portation of every nature or description used by any per- 

 son 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 punish- 

 ment provided in this Act. Such forfeited property shall 



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