---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 45e"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "45e"
heading: "Violations of park regulations; penalty"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/45e"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter VI — Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks"
---

# §45e. Violations of park regulations; penalty


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, natural curiosities, or other objects within said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), or for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in 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.


## Source credit

(July 3, 1926, ch. 744, § 5, 44 Stat. 820.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act July 3, 1926, which is classified to sections 45a, 45b to 45e, and 688 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.