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carry their licenses with them; a false statement in procuring a license or alteration 

 thereof is punishable by fine of $10 to $25. Circuit judges and judges with concurrent 

 jurisdiction must give the game laws in charge to the grand juries and urge strict 

 inquiry into infractions thereof." 



Prosecution must be begun within 60 days before a justice of the peace, or within 

 one year when jurisdiction is in city, county, or circuit courts. 



ALASKA. 



(1) Officers: Marshals, deputy marshals, collectors and deputy ' collectors of 

 customs, and officers of revenue cutters required to assist in enforcing the game laws; 

 marshals and deputy marshals may arrest, without warrant, persons found violating 

 law and may seize without warrant game, traps, nets, guns, boats, or other parapher- 

 lalia used in violation of law; collectors and deputy collectors of customs or any 



irson appointed in writing by a marshal may seize, without warrant, said property 



id deliver it to a marshal. 



Prosecution must be begun within three years. 



ARIZONA. 



(1) Officers: Fish and game commissioners; commission established 1887; com- 

 posed of three members, one to serve as business agent; term, two years; no salary. 



Duties and powers. — To report annually to the governor, with recommendations for 

 legislative action ; to enforce the laws; to provide for distribution and protection of 

 imported game and native birds; to post private grounds upon consent of the owners; 

 to issue hunting licenses. Authorized to appoint, without expense to the Territory, 

 assistants, who shall be vested with the powers of sheriffs to make arrests. 



(2) Other officers: Peace officers required, under penalty ($25), to arrest viola- 

 tors of the game law and to take them before any judicial officer competent to try 

 the offense. 



(3) Game protection fund: Nonresident license fees and fines for trespassing on 

 posted lands to be paid to commissioners and used for enforcement of game laws. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Possession of game without evidence of law- 

 ful taking prima facie evidence of trapping or snaring in violation of law T ; one-half 

 of fines to be paid to person furnishing evidence, the other half to school fund. 

 Commissioners and deputies have power to arrest, without warrant, any person in 

 the act of violating the law. 



Prosecution must be begun within two years. 



ARKANSAS. 



(1) Officers: Sheriffs and constables are ex officio game wardens, and deputy 

 sheriffs deputy game wardens. They are required, under penalty, to make arrests 

 and prosecute violations of the game laws, and need not give bond for costs. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Justice of the peace, upon information of viola- 

 tion of law, required to issue warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him 

 to arrest the offender, who shall be tried at once. Officer failing to serve warrant 

 guilty of nonfeasance in office, and upon conviction liable to fine of not less than $50 

 or more than $100 and forfeiture of office. Whole fine for violation of game laws 

 paid to officer making arrest and securing conviction. 



Prosecution must be begun within one year. 



CALIFORNIA. 



(1) Officers: Board of fish commissioners; established April 2, 1870; jurisdiction 

 extended to game in 1878; members serve during pleasure of governor; no compen- 

 sation. 



