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have been used unlawfully, to be destroyed on order of court; possession of such 

 appliances prima facie evidence of guilt; affidavit of concealment of game killed, 

 taken, caught, shipped, or about to be shipped in violation of law ground for a war- 

 rant to search any place, and after demand and refusal officer may enter and exam- 

 ine any car, building, inclosure, or apartment for such game, and on finding it to 

 seize it; game so seized to be disposed of as court may direct; all guns and hunting 

 appliances found in such search to be seized and held subject to payment of fine and 

 costs; appliances found in such search, not authorized by law, to be destroyed on 

 order of court, others to be sold at auction twenty days after seizure unless owner 

 pays fine or is acquitted; interference with game warden in discharge of his duties 

 or resistance to lawful arrest a misdemeanor; persons hunting upon lands of another 

 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, and King George counties, without 

 written permission, to forfeit $3 to informer for first offense, $6 for second, and $9 

 for each subsequent offense, and in addition to forfeit boats and other means of con- 

 veyance, guns, dogs, and hunting apparatus; persons so hunting may be arrested 

 without warrant by any warden, sheriff, or constable, and the property forfeited 

 may be seized and held to await determination of case; persons convicted a third 

 time for violation of law required to give recognizance for good behavior for one 

 year; possession of game in close season prima facie evidence of guilt of person in 

 whose possession it is found. 



Prosecution must be begun within one year. 



WASHINGTON. 



(1) Officers: State fish commissioner is ex officio State game warden; office es- 

 tablished in 1899; term, four years; bond, $5,000; salary, $2,000 per annum and 

 actual traveling expenses not to exceed $1,000 a year. 



Duties and powers. — Has general supervision over enforcement and execution of 

 all laws for protection of game and birds and full control and supervision over all 

 county game wardens; vested with authority and powers of a peace officer; has 

 authority to apply to attorney-general for official opinion of construction and inter- 

 pretation of game laws; must report on December 1 to governor. 



Chief deputy. — Appointed by State warden to serve during his pleasure; salary, 

 $1,500 per annum and actual traveling expenses not to exceed $750 a year. Kequired 

 to enforce all laws for protection of game and birds and prosecute violations thereof; 

 has direction and supervision of all county and special deputy game wardens. 



County game wardens. — One for each county, appointed b}^ county commissioners; 

 salary, $25-$100 per month; vested with all the powers and authority of a sheriff; 

 are ex officio deputy State wardens and have same powers as chief deputy; must 

 take oath of office; may be removed by county commissioners for neglect or non- 

 performance of duty. 



Special game wardens. — Appointed by county warden; receive no salary; vested 

 with powers of other game wardens. 



All wardens have authority to inspect places where game is held for storage or 

 shipment when they believe evidence of a violation of law is to be found, and if 

 such be found they are required at once to institute proceedings for punishment of 

 offenders; may arrest without warrant any person found by them violating laws and 

 take such person before a justice of the peace or municipal judge having jurisdiction 

 for trial; such action to be prosecuted by prosecuting attorney of county. 



(2) Other officers: Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, city marshals, police 

 officers, and forest rangers of the United States Government are ex officio game 

 wardens and are required to enforce game laws; have same authority as wardens. 



(3) Game protection fund: Fees from licenses issued by State auditor are paid, 

 into State treasury to credit of State game fund and those from licenses issued by 



