United States Code

18 U.S.C. § 1165

Hunting, trapping, or fishing on Indian land

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Bills that would change it 3

  • S 2920 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 210 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1953 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

Whoever, without lawful authority or permission, willfully and knowingly goes upon any land that belongs to any Indian or Indian tribe, band, or group and either are held by the United States in trust or are subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, or upon any lands of the United States that are reserved for Indian use, for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing thereon, or for the removal of game, peltries, or fish therefrom, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, and all game, fish, and peltries in his possession shall be forfeited.
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