---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch53"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 53"
heading: "Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch53"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 53 — Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§3371. Definitions](/usc/16/3371.md)
- [§3372. Prohibited acts](/usc/16/3372.md)
- [§3373. Penalties and sanctions](/usc/16/3373.md)
- [§3374. Forfeiture](/usc/16/3374.md)
- [§3375. Enforcement](/usc/16/3375.md)
- [§3376. Administration](/usc/16/3376.md)
- [§3377. Exceptions](/usc/16/3377.md)
- [§3378. Miscellaneous provisions](/usc/16/3378.md)