REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF PATROL AND 

 LAW ENFORCEMENT 



The number of employees remained about the same as in the previous 

 biennium. Promotional and open examinations were held for wardens, 

 and as a result, some 30 assistant wardens were advanced to warden 

 positions. Further appointments of wardens authorized in the present 

 fiscal year from the open list created will be reflected in the next biennial 

 report. 



Promotional examinations to fill captain vacancies created by 

 various causes were also held. These appointments will be made in the 

 1950-51 Fiscal Year. 



The personnel of the bureau as of June 30, 1950, was as follows : 



1 Chief of patrol 1 Intermediate stenograplier-clerk 

 6 Assistant chiefs of patrol 2 Intermediate clerks 



10 Land captains 1 Master, fisheries vessel 



2 Marine captains 1 Motor vessel engineman 



2 Captains, fish patrol boat 2 Assistant motor vessel enginemen 



173 Wardens and assistant wardens 4 Deckhands, fish patrol boat 



2 Warden pilots 1 Ship's cook 



2 Senior stenographer-clerks 



No change in the general administrative program was made during the 

 present biennium. For patrol purposes, the State is divided into five land 

 districts and one marine district, with headquarters at San Francisco, 

 Redding, Sacramento, Fresno, Los Angeles and Terminal Island, each 

 in charge of an Assistant Chief of Patrol. 



The Wardens' Reserve Force was increased during the period. 

 A unit was established in the San Francisco area, another in the Fresno 

 district. Appointments are made only after thorough training, the 

 applicant being required to attend a course of instruction in law enforce- 

 ment technique one night a week for a period of eight or ten weeks, 

 after which he must pass a satisfactory examination before being eligible 

 for appointment. 



These units select their own captains and squad leaders. The leaders 

 are held strictly responsible for the conduct of their men to the local 

 patrol headquarters. They furnish their own uniforms and equipment, 

 and are instructed to work closely with the regular warden in the district. 



These men have exhibited none of the selfish characteristics of some 

 of the old-time volunteer badge-holders, and are always willing to set 

 aside their personal desires to hunt and fish in order to assist the regular 

 warden in his duties of protecting fish and game. 



No training schools were held for the regular patrol force during 

 the period of this report. Most of the men had this training in previous 

 classes. It is intended that a school will be set up early in 1951. 



Six small power boats for patrol activities were acquired during the 

 period of this report, some being replacement units for boats which were 

 surveyed because of age and obsolescence. A 36-foot steel boat was built 

 for San Francisco Bay patrol. This proved to be unsatisfactory for patrol 

 work, and was transferred to the Bureau of Marine Fisheries for use in 

 coastal research work. 



The two 63-foot A. C. R. boats purchased during the previous bien- 

 nium, equipped with radar, have proved most successful in patrolling 

 Southern California waters. Negotiations are now under way to acquire 



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