The 9.12 Lacey Act-Commercial Activity in Illegally Taken Fish, Wildlife or Plants (16 U.S.C. Sec. 3372 and 3373(d)(1)(B)) prohibits the import, export, sale, purchase, transportation, or receipt of any fish, wildlife, or plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any applicable federal, state, or foreign law. This includes any activity that involves the commercial exploitation of fish, wildlife, or plants that have been taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any applicable law. This can include activities such as buying, selling, or trading illegally taken fish, wildlife, or plants. It also includes activities such as trafficking in illegal parts or products made from illegally taken fish, wildlife, or plants. The penalties for violating this law can range from civil to criminal penalties, depending on the circumstances.
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Lacey Act. The Lacey Act, passed in 1900 as the first federal law protecting wildlife, was originally created to protect game and wild birds by making it a federal crime to poach game in one state with the purpose of selling the animal in another state.
It is unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, possess, or purchase any fish, wildlife, or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any Federal, State, foreign, or Indian tribal law, treaty, or regulation. 16 U.S.C. § 3372.
What is the Lacey Act? First enacted in 1900, the Lacey Act combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants. The 2008 Farm Bill amended the Lacey Act and extended protections to a broader range of plants and plant products, making it unlawful to import certain products without an import declaration.
Amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, and crustaceans were given protection under the act through an amendment in 1969. All fish and wildlife protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) were added to protections under the Lacey Act in 1975.
Penalties for violating the Lacey Act vary in severity based on the violator's level of knowledge about the illegal origin of the plant or plant product. Felony criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, may be imposed on those who traffic in plants or plant products that they know to be illegally harvested.
The Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 3371-3378 , protects both plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for a wide array of violations. Most notably, the Act prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold.
The 2008 Farm Bill amended the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 3371-3378) and extended its protections to a broad range of plants and plant products, making it unlawful to import into the United States any plant or plant product that was illegally harvested.