Texas Game and Fish, Volume 13, Number 4, April 1955 Page: 15
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On the land .. .
. Texas Game Wardens erifcrce Texas game laws in -heir
districts. They collect evidence in -he case of violations and
file cases in the local courts. The Game Warden 's alsc the
official representative of the Game ard Fish Cormmission anc
as such is responsible for inforrrirg the public on wi'dl fe con-
servation and the prog-am of the Texas Game anc Fish Com-
mission.On lakes and streams .. .
. . periodic patrols helps to enforce fishing and hunting
laws. Game Wardens shown above are preparing to launch a
boat house on Lake Houston. This house will store boats to be
used in patroling the lake. Similar houses have been provided
on many other lakes and streams in Texas.town and the city is the problem of
pollution. Industrial manufacturers
have the problem of disposing with
industrial wastes. These manufactur-
ers have in the past en-ptied many
wastes into public streams and rivers.
The Texas game warden must check
on stream pollution resulting from
the disposal of these wastes andI file
cases on individuals responsible for
stream pollution.
Pollution is also a big problem in
areas where there are a great many
oil fields. A few oil field operators
are prone to dispose o- salt water
and other wastes from their ields in
public streams rather than to disposeof them properly. Local game war-
dens must check on stream pollution
from such sources and file cases
where necessary.
The Commission is responsible for
the enforcement of pollution laws
when the welfare of fish or wildlife
is threatened The Department of
Health takes over in cases where hu-
man welfare and heal-h is endan-
gered.
Other problems that may develop
in a g:arZe warden's district are many
and varied. For instance in an area
where there are small farms and a
good supply of wildlife that is pro-
tected by law, the warden might be-come involved with the question of
what to do when the projected wild-
life eats the farmer's crops. There is
under Texas laws protection for this
farmer and each warden on the force
knows what should be done in such
a case.
In another area a warden might
come in contact with an individual
who has a pheasant ccck b-it no hens.
This individual tells the warden that
he does not think he has to have a
game breeders license to keep this
cock because, in the first place he is
not going to breed :he pheasant, and
in the second place he obtained the
pheasant from out of the state andOn the Gulf of Mexico . . .
... coastal Game Warden patrols keep out an eagle eye fo-
the use of illegal fishing me-hods and the takirg of illegal
catches. These patrols a:-e alsc respons'ble for spotting Foll tion
inlets that migh- becorne daigerous to fish life.In the air . . .
. game wardens Frank Hamer, Jr. at Alpine aid Claude
E. Keller at Vicioria utilize their aircraft for spotting violations
of Game and Fish laws. They report these violation; by radio
to game wardens patrolling the area on the grcund for further
action.APRIL, 1955
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