168 OUR NATIONAL FORESTS 



water supply of the people who live in the large 

 towns and cities, and also those who live on the 

 Forests or near them. The watersheds tributary to 

 many of the large western cities and towns are 

 under special protection by the Forest Service. 

 Under this sanitary regulation, it is possible to 

 maintain such control of them as will greatly reduce 

 the danger of typhoid and other enteric diseases. 



Violation of Game Laws. Wild game, fish and 

 birds add materially to the enjoyment of the Na- 

 tional Forests by the public, and their protection 

 and preservation is a duty of Forest officers. Al- 

 though this duty rests primarily with the State 

 the Forest Service assists, as far as practicable, in 

 the protection of game on the National Forests 

 from illegal practices. Forest Service officials are 

 at the same time State Game Wardens. In the 

 event of a violation of the state game laws, they 

 either apprehend the offender or report the matter 

 to the proper state official. 



Various kinds of game and bird refuges may be 

 included within National Forests, depending upon 

 whether they are created by specific acts of the 

 State Legislature or by Acts of Congress. In 

 these refuges, hunting, trapping, willfully disturb- 



