It is unlawful for any person-
It is unlawful for any person to import, export, or transport in interstate commerce any container or package containing any fish or wildlife unless the container or package has previously been plainly marked, labeled, or tagged in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 3376(a) of this title.
It is deemed to be a sale of fish or wildlife in violation of this chapter for a person for money or other consideration to offer or provide-
for the illegal taking, acquiring, receiving, transporting, or possessing of fish or wildlife.
It is deemed to be a purchase of fish or wildlife in violation of this chapter for a person to obtain for money or other consideration-
for the illegal taking, acquiring, receiving, transporting, or possessing of fish or wildlife.
It is unlawful for any person to make or submit any false record, account, or label for, or any false identification of, any fish, wildlife, or plant which has been, or is intended to be-
Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is unlawful for any person to-
any prohibited wildlife species.
Paragraph (1) does not apply to-
Effective 180 days from the date of enactment of this subsection, and except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for any person to import any plant unless the person files upon importation a declaration that contains-
Until the date on which the Secretary promulgates a regulation under paragraph (6), a declaration relating to a plant product shall-
Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to plants used exclusively as packaging material to support, protect, or carry another item, unless the packaging material itself is the item being imported.
Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall review the implementation of each requirement imposed by paragraphs (1) and (2) and the effect of the exclusion provided by paragraph (3). In conducting the review, the Secretary shall provide public notice and an opportunity for comment.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the review under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing-
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the review under paragraph (4), the Secretary may promulgate regulations-
16 U.S.C. § 3372
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 97-79, Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1073, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3371 of this title and Tables.The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), (4), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-246 which was approved June 18, 2008.
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110-234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 117-243, §3(1)(A), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "any prohibited wildlife species (subject to subsection (e));".Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117-243, §3(1)(B), substituted "(1) through (3) or subsection (e)" for "(1) through (3)".Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117-243, §3(2), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) related to nonapplicability of prohibited wildlife species offense. 2008-Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110-246, §8204(b)(1)(A), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "any plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State; or".Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 110-246, §8204(b)(1)(B), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "to possess any plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State; or". Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110-246, §8204(b)(2), added subsec. (f).2003-Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 108-191, §3(a)(1)(A), added subpar. (C).Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 108-191, §3(a)(1)(B), inserted "or" after semicolon at end. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 108-191, §3(a)(1)(C), substituted "paragraphs (1) through (3)" for "paragraphs (1) through (4)".Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108-191, §3(a)(2), added subsec. (e). 1988-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100-653, §101(1), substituted "taken, possessed, transported, or sold" for "taken or possessed".Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 100-653, §101(2), redesignated par. (5) as (4) and struck out former par. (4), which made it unlawful for any person having imported, exported, transported, sold, purchased, or received any fish or wildlife or plant imported from any foreign country or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, to make or submit any false record, account, label, or identification thereof. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100-653, §101(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110-234 by Pub. L. 110-246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-234 see section 4 of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108-191, §3(b), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2872, provided that: "Section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 [16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(2)(C)] (as added by subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii)) shall apply beginning on the effective date of regulations promulgated under section 3(e)(3) of that Act [16 U.S.C. 3372(e)(3)] (as added by subsection (a)(2)) [Sept. 17, 2007, see 72 F.R. 45938]."