72 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL GRAZING. 



State game preserves are created by specific acts of the State or 



Territorial legislature for the purpose of protecting 



serve** 8 game pr *~ g am ? animals. Such acts apply to all lands embraced 



within the described area, including public lands of the 



United States, unless they conflict with acts of Congress. The killing 



of game in violation of the act creating a State game preserve is a 



violation of the State or Territorial laws, and offenders will be tried 



in the State or Territorial courts. Forest officers have 



rangers* rlty f authority to arrest for violations of such laws only 



after they have been appointed State or Territorial 



game wardens, or have been given special authority by the State 



legislature. 



When a State game preserve is established within a National 

 procedure Forest, the District Forester will communicate with 



the State game warden, offering the cooperation of 

 the Forest Service in the enforcement of any regulations for the 

 protection of animals in the State Game Preserve. 

 Upon receipt of a request from the State game 

 warden that any special action be taken, the neces- 

 sary instructions will be issued to the Forest officers concerned. 



If in the judgment of the District Forester it is contrary to the 

 best interest of the Forest to comply with the State game warden's 

 request, he may refer the matter to the Forester. 



Protected areas may be established by the Forester within the 

 Protected areas National Forests by the exclusion of live stock from 

 limited areas which are the natural feeding or breed- 

 ing grounds of game animals or birds. Since such areas must remain 

 open to hunting under the State game law, an effort should be made 

 to secure the cooperation of the State to prohibit the killing of game 

 animals within protected areas. 



The boundaries of protected areas should be plainly marked with 

 notices showing that the areas are closed to the graz- 

 ing of certain or all classes of stock. The grazing 

 of stock upon the area will be considered as grazing 

 trespass. Forest officers having charge of districts within which 

 there are protected areas will give them the most effective protec- 

 tion possible. 



All matters dealing with the protection of game on National For- 

 ests will be handled in the District offices by officers designated by 

 the District Forester and in Washington by officers designated by 

 the Forester. 



