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for shipment, had in possession or under control in violation of law, and may do so 

 without warrant; to report seizure to district game warden and turn same over to 

 him on request; entitled to tw r o- thirds proceeds of sale of game seized by them. 



(3) Game protection fund: Eighty per cent of fees from hunting licenses and 

 proceeds from sale of confiscated game are paid to wardens for their services; 20 per 

 cent license fees paid into State general fund. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Proof of probable cause for believing that game 

 taken, shipped, or possessed in violation of law has been concealed is ground for 

 issue of search warrant by competent court to search any place described in warrant 

 and to break open any apartment, chest, box, locker, crate, packet, or package and 

 examine contents; game seized by deputy wardens and peace officers considered in 

 possession of district warden and subject to his direction, to be sold within State 

 with understanding that purchaser may deal with it as if killed or possessed law- 

 fully; misdemeanor to hinder or obstruct any officer in discharge of duty; State's 

 attorneys required to prosecute any Indian violating law; hunting license subject to> 

 inspection by any person on demand; 20 per cent of license fees paid into State gen- 

 eral fund and 10 per cent retained by county auditor for his services in issuing 

 license. 



Prosecution must be begun within two years. 



OHIO. 



(1) Officers: Commissioners of fish and game; commission established in 1886; 

 composed of five members; term, five years; bond, $2,000; serve without salary, but 

 entitled to all their expenses. Have complete control of all matters pertaining to 

 birds, fish, and game, and required to enforce the laws for their protection. 



Chief warden. — Appointed by commissioners for two years; bond, $2,000; salary, 

 $1,500 per annum and expenses, not to exceed $1,000, paid from appropriation for 

 use of commissioners; required to visit all parts of the State to direct and assist 

 other wardens. 



Deputy State wardens. — Such number as necessary appointed by commissioners for 

 two years; bond, $200. 



Special wardens. — Appointed by commissioners in such number and for such period 

 as commissioners may direct; have all the powers of deputy State wardens and 

 required to perform the same duties; bond, $500. 



Compensation of wardens. — Commissioners may direct that any fines collected in 

 prosecutions by deputy State wardens be paid to them, and all wardens are entitled 

 to same fees as a sheriff is paid in like cases under the criminal laws; commissioners 

 may pay deputy State and special wardens such compensation from funds appro- 

 priated for their use as they deem proper. 



All wardens required to enforce the laws for protection of birds, game, and fish, 

 and to search any place where game is unlawfully possessed; empowered to execute 

 and serve all warrants and processes of law arising from enforcement of game laws 

 in same manner as sheriffs; may arrest on sight and without warrant persons 

 detected by them in act of violating law T ; have power of sheriffs to require aid in 

 executing any process; must seize, and may do so without warrant, game unlawfully 

 in possession, and guns, traps, and other devices with which the same was taken. 



(2) Other officers: Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and other peace officers 

 required to enforce laws for preservation of birds, game, and fish; have same powers 

 as wardens and entitled to same fees; prosecuting attorneys receive 20 per cent of 

 fines collected in prosecutions conducted by them. 



(3) Game protection fund: Fines, penalties, and forfeitures (unless otherwise 

 directed by commissioners) to be paid to president of commission and by him placed 

 in State treasury to cred't of fund for use of commissioners; nonresident license fees 



