--- kind: "range" citation: "16 U.S.C. §§ 23–26" title: "16" from: "23" to: "26" count: 4 release: "119-102" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/23..26" --- # §23. Detail of troops for protection of park The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Army, upon the request of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, is authorized and directed to make the necessary details of troops to prevent trespassers or intruders from entering the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) for the purpose of destroying the game or objects of curiosity therein, or for any other purpose prohibited by law, and to remove such [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) from the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) if found therein. # §24. Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice The Yellowstone [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), as its boundaries now are defined, or as they may be hereafter defined or extended, shall be under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall have force and effect in said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3). Nothing in this Act shall be construed to forbid the service in the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) of any civil or criminal process of any court having jurisdiction in the [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Wyoming. # [§25. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948 — repealed] # §26.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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3); nor shall any fish be taken out of the waters of the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior. The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3); and for the protection of the animals and birds in the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), from capture or destruction, or to prevent their being frightened or driven from the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3); and he shall make rules and regulations governing the taking of fish from the streams or lakes in the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3). Possession within the said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) of the dead bodies, or any part thereof, of any wild bird or animal shall be prima facie evidence that the [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) or [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) having the same are guilty of violating this Act. Any [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) or [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b), 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](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation that may be promulgated by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior with reference to the management and care of the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), or for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in the said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), 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](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) or [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) within said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) and held pending the prosecution of any [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) or [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) arrested under charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) or [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of transportation such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in [addition](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-2) 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](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior.