Pub. L. 100-668, tit. I, sec. 104

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 551 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 104. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) Misdemeanor Penalties.—Section 3 of the Act of March 6, 1942 (56 Stat. 136; 16 U.S.C. 256(b)) is revised by deleting all after the phrase “or situated therein,” and inserting the following: “shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor in accordance with provisions of title 18 of the United States Code.”. (b) Forfeiture of Property.—Section 4 of the Act of March 6, 1942 (56 Stat. 135; 16 U.S.C. 256c) is hereby revised to read as follows: “Sec. 4. All guns, bows, traps, nets, seines, fishing tackle, clothing, teams, horses, machinery, logging equipment, motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, or means of transportation of every nature or description used by any person or persons or organizations within the limits of the park when engaged in or attempting to engage in killing, trapping, ensnaring, taking or capturing such wild birds, fish or animals, or taking, destroying or damaging such trees, plants, or mineral deposits contrary to the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in the park and held pending prosecution of any person or persons or organization arrested under or charged with violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such persons or organizations using said guns, bows, traps, nets, seines, fishing tackle, clothing, teams, horses, machinery, logging equipment, motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, or other means of transportation of every nature and description used by any person or persons or organization, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment prescribed in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the forfeiture of teams, horses, machinery, logging equipment, motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, or other means of transportation shall be in the discretion of the Court.”. (c) Technical Corrections to Boundaries.—The Act of November 7, 1986 (Public Law 99–635; 100 Stat. 3527) revising the boundaries of Olympic National Park is hereby amended as follows: (1) In section 1(a)(2) after “48 degrees 23 minutes north and 47 degrees” strike “38” and insert in lieu thereof “34”. (2) In section 1(a)(2) after “all surveyed and unsurveyed islands”, insert “, above the point of lowest low tide,”; and at the end of the paragraph, strike “north;” and insert “north; Provided, That such lands as are identified in this paragraph shall continue to be open to fishing and to the taking of shellfish in conformity with the laws and regulations of the State of Washington;”. (3) In section 1(b) after “numbered 149/60,030A, sheets 1 through” strike “10” and insert in lieu thereof “9”; (4) In section 2(a) after “within section 15, township”, strike “15” and insert in lieu thereof “24”; (5) In section 2(a) after “Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall” strike “not”; and (6) Section 4 is renumbered as section 5 and a new section 4 is inserted as follows: “Sec. 4. Effective upon acceptance thereof by the State of Washington, the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over 102 STAT. 3963those lands excluded from the boundaries of Olympic National Park by this Act is hereby retroceded to the State.”.