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DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 



direction finder, and depth recorder and is stationed at San Francisco. 

 A small twin-screw cruiser, the Pompano, was acquired for use in the 

 Santa Monica Ba} r area. 



Our two-way radio communication equipment has been increased and, 

 while this equipment is costly and the maintenance charges are high, 

 its value cannot be overestimated. 



Total arrests for the biennium were 11,936 and the average fine 

 amounted to $39.79. Our percentage of cases dismissed by the courts 

 was extremely low, amounting to slightly over six-tenths of 1 percent. 

 During the biennium several sections intended to prevent hunting acci- 

 dents were added to the code ; one of these sections prohibits the carry- 

 ing of loaded guns in vehicles on highways or other public ways open 

 to the public. Despite the wide publicity given to this new regulation 

 since it was approved by the 1951 Legislature, several hundreds of arrests 

 have been made for violations of this provision. It is a sad commentary 

 on the conduct of a small percentage of sportsmen when laws have to be 

 enacted to protect them from their own carelessness. 



Mobile radio repeater station, with self-contained power plant. This equipment is used in remote 

 areas, where power is not available, to permit continuous transmission and reception. 



