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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:affects
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importers of wood and wood products
plant importers
wildlife traffickers
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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several times
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Public_Law_56-397
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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16 U.S.C. §§ 3371–3378
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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May 25, 1900
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Agriculture
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gptkbp:expansion
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plants (2008 amendment)
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gptkbp:fullTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_to_enlarge_the_powers_of_the_Department_of_Agriculture,_prohibit_the_transportation_of_illegally_killed_game,_and_for_other_purposes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lacey Act of 1900
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:John_F._Lacey
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gptkbp:originalFocus
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illegal commercial hunting
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gptkbp:penalty
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imprisonment
fines
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gptkbp:prohibits
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trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold
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gptkbp:purpose
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combat trafficking in illegal wildlife, fish, and plants
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act
gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act
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gptkbp:section
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gptkb:Title_16,_Chapter_53,_United_States_Code
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:William_McKinley
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gptkbp:significance
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first federal law protecting wildlife
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lacey_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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