[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR356.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 356--FORFEITURE PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 356.1  Property subject to forfeiture procedures.

    This part sets forth procedures relating to the forfeiture of any 
plant, equipment, means of conveyance or other property \1\ seized under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
or the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), \2\ in 
possession (actual or constructive) of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, and subject to forfeiture under these Acts because of 
activities pertaining to the importation,

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exportation, or reexportation of terrestrial plants.
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    \1\ Under section 11(e)(4) of the Endangered Species Act (``Act''; 
16 U.S.C. 1540(e)(4)) any such equipment and means of conveyance would 
be subject to forfeiture upon conviction of a criminal violation 
pursuant to section 11(b)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1540(b)(1)); however, 
such a plant may be subject to forfeiture regardless of whether a 
criminal conviction is obtained.
    \2\ Under section 5(a)(2) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3374(a)(2)) USDA has authority to initiate forfeiture proceedings 
against all vessels, vehicles, aircraft, and other equipment used to aid 
in the importation or exportation of plants in a criminal violation of 
the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 for which a felony conviction has been 
obtained if (a) the owner of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or 
equipment was at the time of the alleged illegal act a consenting part 
or privy thereto or in the exercise of due care should have known that 
such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or equipment would be used in a criminal 
violation of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, and (b) the violation 
involved the sale or purchase of, the offer of sale or purchase of, or 
the intent to sell or purchase plants. However, under section 5(a)(1) of 
the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3474(a)(1) plants seized for 
violations of the Amendments are subject to forfeiture regardless of 
whether a civil penalty assessment or criminal conviction is obtained.

[49 FR 46336, Nov. 26, 1984]