REORGANIZATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES 153 



The present-day activities of the office consist of the 

 supervision of all Indian affairs, both tribal and individual, 

 in so far as Congress has provided for such control. This 

 involves the making of land allotments, custody of Indian 

 funds, educational activities, and general supervision over 

 those parts of the public domain which have been set aside 

 as Indian reservations. 



As a general rule, 21 the state in the absence of legislation 

 by Congress to the contrary has jurisdiction over animals 

 ferae naturae found on Indian reservations. 22 Indians liv- 

 ing on the reservation, however, in view of their particular 

 relation to the federal government as its wards, are not sub- 

 ject to the game laws of the state. 23 Indians are personally 

 immune from arrest, but once the game passes out of their 

 possession it becomes subject to the state law. 24 



Non-Indian persons hunting or fishing on a reservation 

 are subject to the state game laws and to the jurisdiction of 

 the state courts for violation of them. Such persons are 

 required to obtain state hunting and fishing licenses and in 

 addition a federal permit from the superintendent in charge 

 of the reservation allowing them to enter upon federal prop- 

 erty for the purpose of taking wild game. 



When hunting or fishing outside of the reservation or on 

 allotted lands no longer held in trust, Indians, inconsistent 

 as it may seem, like other citizens of the state, are subject to 

 state game laws and to the jurisdiction of the state courts 

 for violation of those laws, to the same extent as any citizen 

 of the state. 25 



21 See page 48. 



22 See memorandum issued by Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding 

 hunting on reservations, Feb. 3, 1932. 



33 See page 46. 



25 See page 47. 



