| | | organizational units within the department or its successors. The | | bureau is administered by a director who is immediately | | responsible to the deputy commissioner. The director possesses | | full authority and responsibility for administering all the | | powers and duties of the bureau, subject to the direction of the | | commissioner and except as otherwise provided by statute. The | | responsibilities of the bureau include, but are not limited to: |
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| | | 1.__Wildlife management. The management of the wildlife | | resources in the State for their preservation, protection, | | enhancement and use; |
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| | | 2.__Fisheries management. The management of the inland | | fisheries resources in the public waters of the State for their | | preservation, protection, enhancement and use; |
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| | | 3.__Propagation of fish. The propagation of fish for the | | effective management of inland fisheries resources in public | | waters of the State; |
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| | | 4.__Habitat management. The management of habitat for the | | protection, preservation, enhancement and use of inland fisheries | | and wildlife resources; |
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| | | 5.__Wildlife sanctuaries; wildlife management areas. The | | management of wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife management areas | | for the State as designated in chapter 925; |
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| | | 6.__Data collection. The collection of data for the effective | | management of the inland fisheries and wildlife resources; |
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| | | 7.__Research. Research activities for the effective management | | of the inland fisheries and wildlife resources; |
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| | | 8.__Animal damage control.__The coordination of animal damage | | control functions throughout the State, including supplemental | | assistance for the control of coyotes and other nuisance wildlife | | that exceeds normal funding and staffing levels within the | | department; and |
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| | | 9.__Rules. The development of rules governing the effective | | management of the inland fisheries and wildlife resources of the | | State. |
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| | | §10054.__Bureau of Warden Service |
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| | | The Bureau of Warden Service is established within the | | Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is equal in | | organizational level and status with other major organizational |
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