---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 8224.2"
title: "43"
number: "8224.2"
heading: "Penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/8224.2"
---

# §8224.2. Penalties.

- (a) Any person who willfully violates any prohibition under either § [8224.1(b)](/cfr/43/8224.1.md?p=b), [(c)](/cfr/43/8224.1.md?p=c) or [(k)](/cfr/43/8224.1.md?p=k) of this title shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment of not to exceed 12 months, or both.
- (b) Any person who willfully and without authorization collects or removes palentological resources whose value is greater than $100, for which a permit is required under § [8224.1(a)](/cfr/43/8224.1.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/43/8224.1.md?p=b) of this title, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000, or imprisonment not to exceed 10 years, or both ([18 U.S.C. 641](/usc/18/641.md)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 103, San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-603, 98 Stat. 3155), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), and 18 U.S.C. 641.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 42123, Oct. 17, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1181 (a) and (e), 43 U.S.C. 1201, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 40735, Sept. 12, 1978, unless otherwise noted.
