TWENTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT. 



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Fig. 2. California's Game Refuges in 1916. (See F'ig. 3.) 

 LAW ENFORCEMENT. 



That the wardens have been active in bring-ing the violator to justice 

 is evidenced by the increased number of arrests. During the year 

 1923, 338 more arrests were made than during the previous year, and 

 4-57 more arrests were made in the past two years than in the previous 

 biennium. An encouraging increase in the percentage of convictions, 

 which exceeds 97 per cent, has been noticeable and $17,428.25 more in 

 fines went into the fish and game protective fund than in the year 1922. 

 Violations of the deer laws and of the bag limit laws continue to bring 

 the largest totals in fines. 



There has been a laudable tendency on the part of .jud-ics tn lie less 

 lenient with fish and game law violators, with the result that jail 

 sentences and heavy fines were often given. In 1923-24, for the first 

 time, the .jail sentences amounted to more than 1500 days, reaching a 

 total of 4565 days. 



