---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3170.4"
title: "43"
number: "3170.4"
heading: "Prohibitions against by-pass and tampering."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3170.4"
---

# §3170.4. Prohibitions against by-pass and tampering.

- (a) **All by-passes are prohibited.**
- (b) Tampering with any measurement device, component of a measurement device, or measurement process is prohibited.
- (c) Any by-pass or tampering with a measurement device, component of a measurement device, or measurement process may, together with any other remedies provided by law, result in an assessment of civil penalties for knowingly or willfully:
  - (1) Taking, removing, transporting, using, or diverting oil or gas from a lease site without valid legal authority under 30 U.S.C. [1719(d)(2)](/usc/30/1719.md?p=d-2) and [43](/usc/30/43.md) CFR 3163.2(f)(2); or
  - (2) Preparing, maintaining, or submitting false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or information under 30 U.S.C. [1719(d)(1)](/usc/30/1719.md?p=d-1) and [43](/usc/30/43.md) CFR 3163.2(f)(1).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.