50 CFR § 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 Act	16 U.S.C. 4224(b)	Any violation	$12,799
(b) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act	16 U.S.C. 668(b)	Any violation	16,170
(c) Endangered Species Act of 1973	16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1)	(1) Knowing violation of section 1538	63,991
		(2) Other knowing violation	30,715
		(3) Any other violation	1,617
(d) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981	16 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 1972	16 U.S.C. 1375	Any violation	32,341
(f) Recreational Hunting Safety Act of 1994	16 U.S.C. 5202(b)	(1) Violation involving use of force or violence or threatened use of force or violence	20,579
		(2) Any other violation	10,289
(g) Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1998	16 U.S.C. 5305a(b)(2)	Any violation	22,512
(h) Wild Bird Conservation Act	16 U.S.C. 4912(a)(1)	(1) Violation of section 4910(a)(1), section 4910(a)(2), or any permit issued under section 4911	54,243
		(2) Violation of section 4910(a)(3)	26,035
		(3) Any other violation	1,086

[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]