Illegally Taken Wildlife, Other Violations - DNR's Weekly Law Enforcement Report
Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 10/29/2013 04:00 PM EDT
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WEEKLY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT - OCT. 13-19, 2013
Whether protecting our natural resources or the people who enjoy them, it's always a wild week for rangers. This week's report includes:
- Hunting big game over bait - Fannin County
- Illegally taken wildlife,
- hunting deer without required fluorescent orange,
- failure to record deer harvest, and
- other hunting violation citations - several counties
The Law Enforcement Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources protects Georgia's wildlife populations by enforcing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to game and nongame animals, threatened and endangered plants and animals, exotic animals, boating safety, litter and waste control, and other natural resource issues.
In addition, conservation rangers:
- administer the state's hunter education and boating safety programs;
- investigate violations of wildlife laws as well as hunting and boating incidents; and
- conduct classes and programs to educate citizens about wildlife laws and safety practices.
Read about their operations throughout the state in the latest weekly report for Oct. 13-19, 2013. Previous reports are also available online.