Ki.-ci)iiiiiK'iKl;ili()M tn. 

 SIAI i; PlIRCHASl Ol l.llKhNS ISLAND 



l-iikcns IskiiKl is WW iiihIi'mIoih i,l li;icl in (";iik-irl C'otmlN. ;iinl is in llic Slalc L'amchinils 

 program. II is a popnlai spot Ixi ImiiU'is in ilic an.a. aikl (.onlaiiis a niiniiicr ol qnail. ilcoi 

 and (.luck as well as hlaik bcais. laic wiKKlpockLis ami possibly a rare species ol v\ililcal. 

 The Weyerhaenser ('ornpan\ now owns o\ei ^'.OOO acies ol l.nkens. anil is apparenlly 

 inlereslecl in selling ils lioklings. 



The Coniniillee lecominentls an appro|->rialion ol Inntls lo the Wikllile Resources 

 Commission lor (he pinchase ol l.nkens Island, conlingeni upon Ihe de\elopment ol an 

 appropriale plan loi ulili/alion and managenieni ol Ihe properly. 



Recomniendalion /('4. 

 FULL LAW |;NI ()RC-|;ML.N I AH I IIORI 1^ VOR WILDLIIL PROTLCIORS 



(i.S. I L^ I <h sets ou( (he enlorceinenl anlhori(y ok wikllile pro(ec(ors. which includes 

 mailers widiin (he juiistliclion ol Ihe DepailnienI ol Nalural Resources and Ihe Wikllile 

 Resoiuces Commission. Such mailers inclutle hoaling and waler salels. hunling and 

 (rapping, fishing anil atli\ilies in woodlands and on inland walers. In acklilion. proleclors 

 are au(liori/ed lo airesi loi lelouies. lor hreaclies ol llie peace, lor assaulls upon (liem or in 

 (heir presence, and lor olliei ollenses "exinciug a llouling ol (heii aulhorily as enlorcemeni 

 ollicers or cons(i(uling a Ihreal (o puhhc peace aiui oriler which would lend lo suh\er( (he 

 aulhorily ol Ihe Slale il ignored." 



Because ol Ihe conlinniiig concern lor public salels. and (he iiolenlial h)r delay caused 

 in gelling lully anihori/ed peace olliceis |o ihe scene. Ihe Commillee recommenils ihe 

 General Assembly eiiacl a bill granling lull law enlorcemeni aulhorily lo wikllile 

 proleclors. 



Ri'coinmeiulalion tt>. 

 UNII ORM RIC.UI Al ION OL ROADSIDi; IIUN I INC. 



Titere are (.inreniK some siNl\ six dillereul local laws regulating roailside linuling. 

 The Wikllile Resources Commission reports thai Ihe lack ol uuitorm regulation has resulted 

 in complaiiils Irom Ihe geueial pnblii . ami is a source ol conlnsion lor hunters. 1 here is a 

 clear neeil lor nnilormily in the regulations 



The Committee recommends slatewide leL'i^laliou to legulale hnnlini; on the roadside 

 righl ol w'a\ . and (eiommeiKls that the Wikllile Resdurces Comnussion ilewlop appropriale 

 recommendations loi such Ici'islalion. 



