{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-291.34","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 291.34","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(a) A person who knowingly violates or counsels, procures, solicits, or employs another person to violate § 291.27 shall, upon conviction, be fined in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; but if the sum of the commercial and paleontological value of the paleontological resources involved and the cost of restoration and repair of such resources does not exceed $500, such person shall be fined in accordance with Title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.\n(b) Paleontological and commercial values and the cost of restoration and repair are determined under §§ 291.37 through 291.39.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 291—PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"9bb3e4877de1a39d176d2582d50815a1964b55bc968feff8286ebcf700685d36","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-291.33","next":"us/36-cfr-291.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}