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and he shall be vested with all the powers of a peace officer to make arrests for the 

 violation of such laws and ordinances. 



Sec. 4. Said State Fish and Game Warden shall have power to appoint deputy fisli 

 and game wardens, who shall have the same powers and authority herein provided for 

 the State Warden himself, subject to the control and supervision of, and removal by, the 

 State Warden. Said deputy fisli and game wardens shall receive three dollars per day 

 for each day actually spent in the discharge of their duties, and their actual expenses 

 necessarily incurred when so employed ; but the number of deputy wardens shall not 

 exceed twelve, and the total amount allowed for compensation and expenses of deputy 

 wardens shall not exceed two thousand eight hundred dollars per annum. 



Sec. 5. Said State Fish and Game Warden shall also have power to appoint, in each 

 county, a person to serve as County Fish and Game Warden, who shall have the same 

 power and authority herein provided for the State Warden himself, subject to the con- 

 trol and supervision of, and to removal by, the State Warden. Said County Wardens 

 may be employed by individuals, clubs, and corporations interested in the enforcement 

 of fish and game laws, and shall receive such compensation as may be allowed and pro- 

 vided for by the Board of Supervisors of their respective counties. The County Fish and 

 Game Wardens shall also receive the usual constable fees allowed by law for the arrest 

 and conveyance of prisoners to the proper court, said demand for fees to be certified to 

 by the District Attorney of the county in which the arrest is made, and the claim pre- 

 sented to the Board of Examiners of the State, and acted upon by said Board as other 

 claims against the State are acted on, and paid in the same manner, from the appro- 

 priations for "Costs and expenses of suits for the violation of fish and game laws," etc. 



Sec. 6. Each and every deputy and County Fish and Game Warden shall, upon the 

 first day of every month, file with the State Fish and Game Warden a report of his daily 

 official acts during the preceding month, the number of arrests made, the number of 

 convictions, and such other information as he may deem proper. The State Fish and 

 Game Warden shall submit a biennial report to the Governor, as required by law. 



Sec. 7. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. 



Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. 



We recommend that Section 626i of the Penal Code, referring to the 

 sale of game birds, be repealed, and the shooting and selling season be 

 made the same. We also recommend that mountain quail and grouse 

 be killed only between September 1st and February loth; that doves be 

 killed only between August 1st and January loth. 



The words " or have in his possession " should be added to the law 

 relating to the protection of deer — Section 626c and Section Q26cl of the 

 Penal Code. 



The law protecting pheasants for three years should be reenacted. 



We recommend adding the following words to Section 627 of the 

 Penal Code: ''Every person who shall, for the purpose of shooting 

 any kind of wild game, conceal himself behind any living animal, shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor." 



If the Act providing for the appointment of a State Fish and Game 

 Warden becomes a law, the right to issue permits for the trapping and 

 shipping of live game birds should be given to him; and if not, to the 

 Board of Fish Commissioners. No provision for this is now made, 

 except in counties having wardens. 



If a warden be appointed, the moneys collected as fines for violations 

 of the game laws should be paid into the State Treasury, and constitute 



