Nontoxic ammunition

(a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), and not later than 1 year after enactment, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall issue final regulations prohibiting the discharge of any firearm using ammunition other than nonlead ammunition certified under subsection (b) on all lands and waters under the jurisdiction and control of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (b) Certification The Director shall, for the purposes of enforcing this section and in consultation with State and Tribal governments, establish and annually update a list of nonlead ammunition. (c) Exceptions The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) a Government official or agent carrying out a statutory duty unrelated to the management of wildlife; (2) a State, local, Tribal, or Federal law enforcement officer or the agent of such officer when carrying out a statutory duty; and (3) an active member of the United States military when carrying out official duties. (d) Penalties A person that knowingly violates subsection (a) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of no more than $500 for the first violation. A second or subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Ammunition The term ammunition means any bullet, ball, sabot, slug, buckshot, shot, pellet, or other projectile that is expelled from a firearm through a barrel by force. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (3) Explosive The term explosive has the meaning given such term in section 844 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Firearm The term firearm means any weapon which expels ammunition by the action of an explosive or compressed air. (5) Nonlead ammunition The term nonlead ammunition means ammunition in which there is no lead content, excluding the presence of trace amounts of lead. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) Trace amounts The term trace amounts means one percent or less by weight of the total weight of the ammunition.