How soon can we expect enforcement actions based on this new authority? Are there cases currently under investigation?
The new Lacey Act provisions are applicable to activities occurring on or after May 22, 2008. Enforcement actions can be anticipated if and when there is legally sufficient evidence of a violation that was committed on or after that date. It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of any particular criminal ongoing investigations.
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