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UTAH. 

 Laws of 1907, chap. 118, p. 150. 



State fish and game commissioner; Term; Qualifications; Vacancy: 



Sec. 1. That the Governor of the State, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall 

 appoint a State Fish and Game Commissioner, hereafter called State Commissioner, 

 who shall be a resident citizen of the State, and who shall not be a member of any 

 hunting, shooting or fishing club, whose term of office shall be two years and untii 

 his successor is appointed and qualified; Provided, that when a vacancy occurs in 

 the office of said State Commissioner and the Legislature is not in session, the Gov- 

 ernor shall have power to fill such vacancy until the next regular session of the 

 Legislature, and he shall have power to remove the State Commissioner at any time 

 for cause. 



Salary; Fund; Oath; Bond: Sec. 2. The State Commissioner shall receive 

 an annual salary of one thousand two hundred dollars, together with his reasonable 

 and necessary traveling and contingent expenses, not exceeding $300 per annum, to 

 be paid out of the public treasury, in the same manner as other State Officers, Pro- 

 vided, that as soon as sufficient funds are accumulated in the State Fish and Game 

 Fund in the State Treasury the salary of State Fish and Game Commissioner, 

 and all chiefs or other game Wardens, shall be paid out of said fund. He shall 

 before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the constitutional 

 oath of office and give a bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars for the 

 faithful performance of his duty. Such bond shall be approved by the State Board 

 of Examiners and filed with the Secretary of State. 



Powers and duties: Sec. 3. The State Commissioner shall have control and 

 supervision of the waters of the State, for the collection, propagation, culture and 

 distribution of fish in the State, and shall receive and distribute all game, fish, fish 

 fry and spawn coming into his hands fairly and equitably among the several 

 counties. He shall have full control of all the property of the State obtained or held 

 for the purposes contemplated by this act. 



Propagation, etc. ; Report: Sec 4. It shall be lawful for the State Fish and Game 

 Commissioner or any person appointed by him in writing so to do, to take fish and 

 game of any kind, dead or alive, or in any manner, under the direction of the County 

 Fish and Game Warden, for the purpose of inspection, cultivation, propagation, 

 distribution, scientific or other purposes, deemed by him to be in the interests of the 

 fish and game industry of the State. He shall make a detailed report of his official 

 transactions, including the number and kinds of fish distributed and the locality and 

 name of streams, ponds or lakes where the same have been placed, and submit such 

 report to the Legislature during the first week of its ensuing regular session. 



Fish and game wardens; Bonds; Compensation: Sec 5. After this act shall 

 take effect, the State Fish and Game Commissioner shall appoint by, and with the 

 approval of the County Commissioners one Chief State Fish and Game Warden in 

 each county of this State who shall be a resident citizen of the county in which he 

 resides. 



He shall not be a member of any hunting, shooting or fishing club, whose term of 

 office shall be two years and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. The 

 said Commissioners shall require of each Warden the giving of a bond in a sum not 

 exceeding $1,000.00 for the faithful discharge of his duties and a prompt accounting 

 for the payment of any moneys coming into his hands by virtue of his office. Such 

 bonds shall run to the. people of the State of Utah with surety to be approved by the 

 Commissioners, Provided that the Governor by and with the consent of the State Fish, 

 and Game Commissioner shall fix the salary of the fish and game Wardens, and 

 provided that no Warden shall receive a salary to exceed $600.00. 



