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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 · Sec. 320108

Sec. 320108. TASK FORCE AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES RELATING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES

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## SEC. 320108 TASK FORCE AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES RELATING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES ###
(a)Task Force **[**[34 U.S.C. 12641](/us/usc/t34/s12641)**]** ####
(1)In general The Attorney General is authorized to convene a law enforcement task force in Hawaii to facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal laws, and laws of the State of Hawaii, relating to the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species. ####
(2)Membership #####
(A)The task force shall be composed of representatives of— ######
(i)the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii; ######
(ii)the United States Customs Service; ######
(iii)the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; ######
(iv)the Fish and Wildlife Service; ######
(v)the National Park Service; ######
(vi)the United States Forest Service; ######
(vii)the Military Customs Inspection Office of the Department of Defense; ######
(viii)the United States Postal Service; ######
(ix)the office of the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii; ######
(x)the Hawaii Department of Agriculture; ######
(xi)the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; and ######
(xii)such other individuals as the Attorney General deems appropriate. #####
(B)The Attorney General shall, to the extent practicable, select individuals to serve on the task force who have experience with the enforcement of laws relating to the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species. ####
(3)Duties The task force shall— #####
(A)facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal and State laws relating to the conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii; and #####
(B)make recommendations on ways to strengthen Federal and State laws and law enforcement strategies designed to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species. ####
(4)Report The task force shall report to the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and to the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Agriculture, and Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives on— #####
(A)the progress of its enforcement efforts; and #####
(B)the adequacy of existing Federal laws and laws of the State of Hawaii that relate to the introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species. Thereafter, the task force shall make such reports as the task force deems appropriate. ####
(5)Consultation The task force shall consult with Hawaii agricultural interests and representatives of Hawaii conservation organizations about methods of preventing the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii. ###
(b)Criminal Penalty ####
(1)In general Chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716C the following new section: > > ## “§ 1716D Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants > > “A person who knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail, according to the direction thereon, or at any place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything that section 3015 of title 39 declares to be nonmailable matter shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.” > . ####
(2)Technical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1716C the following new item:" “1716D. Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants.” ".
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Sec. 320108
TASK FORCE AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES RELATING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES
U.S.C.§ 12641
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