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Ch. 372 GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH Ch. 372
their duties; arrest upon probable cause without
warrant any person found in the act of
violating any of the provisions of said laws
or, in pursuit immediately following such
violations, examine any person, boat, conveyance,
vehicle, game-bag, game-coat or any other
receptacle for game, non-game birds, fresh
water fish or fur-bearing animals, or any camp,
tent, cabin or roster in the presence of any
person stopping at or belonging to such camp,
tent, cabin or roster, when he has reason to
believe, has exhibited his authority and stated
to the suspected person in charge his reason
for believing that any of the aforesaid laws
have been violated at such camp; secure and
execute search warrants and in pursuance
thereof, to enter any building, enclosure or car
and to break open, when found necessary, any
apartment, chest, locker, box, trunk, crate,
basket, bag, package or container and examine
the contents thereof; seize and take possession
of all game, non-game birds, fresh water fish
and fur-bearing animals, which may have been
taken or had in possession or under control or
which have been shipped or about to be shipped
at any time or in any manner contrary to
said laws.
Hlatory.- §3, ch. 13644. 1929: U, ch. 17016, 1935; CGL
1936 Supp. 1977 (3); §7, ch. 22858, 1945.
372.08 Audit of accounts; reports. - The
governor shall require an audit of the office and
accounts of the game and fresh water fish
commission to be made at least once during each
fiscal year and said commission shall make an
annual written report to the governor as to
the administration of its department.
Hlatory.-§10, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(10).
372.09 State game trust fund established.­
The funds resulting from the operation of the
commission and from the administration of the
laws and regulations pertaining to birds, game,
fur-bearing animals, fresh water fish, reptiles,
and amphibians, together with any other funds
specifically provided for such purposes shall
constitute the state game trust fund and shall be
used by the commission as it shall deem fit
in carrying out the provisions hereof and for
no other purposes. The commission may not
obligate itself beyond the current resources
of the state game trust fund unless specifically
so authorized by the legislature.
Hlstory.-113. ch. 13644, 1929; 11. ch. 17016, 1935; CGL
1936 Supp. 1977 (3); 17, ch. 22858, 1945.
said commission, upon vouchers issued by the
executive secretary and countersigned by the
chairman, said vouchers to be audited and allowed
by the state comptroller and paid by the
comptroller's warrant on the state treasurer
out of the state game trust fund.
Hlatory.-f§2, 9, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(2),
1977(9) ; §2, ch. 61-119.
372.12 Acquisition of state game lands.­
The game and fresh water fish commission,
with the approval of the governor, may acquire,
in the name of the state, lands and waters
suitable for the protection and propagation of
game, fish, non-game birds or fur-bearing animals,
or for hunting purposes, game farms, by
purchase, lease, gift or otherwise to be known
as state game lands. The said commission may
erect such buildings and fences as may be
deemed necessary to properly maintain and protect
such lands, or for propagation of game,
non-game birds, fresh water fish or fur-bearing
animals. The title of land acquired by purchase,
lease, gift or otherwise, shall be approved
by the department of legal affairs. The
deed to such lands shall be deposited as are
deeds to other state lands. No such lands shall
be purchased at a price to exceed ten dollars
per acre. No property acquired under this section
shall be exempt from state, county or district
taxation.
Hlatory.-U6, 67, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(6),
1977 (67 ); §7, ch. 22858 , 1945 ; §25, ch. 29615 , 1955 ; Ull, 35, ch.
69-106.
cf.-§253.03 (6) Title to state lands.
§372.19 Preserves. refuges, etc., Dot tax exempt.
372.16 Private game preserves and farms;
penalty.-
(1 ) Any person owning land in this state
may, after having secured a license therefor
from the game and fresh water fish commission,
establish, maintain and operate within
the boundaries thereof, a private preserve
and farm, not exceeding an area of
six hundred forty acres, for the protection,
preservation, propagation, rearing and production
of game birds and animals for private
and commercial purposes, provided that no two
game preserves shall join each other or be
connected.
(2) All private game preserves or farms
established under the provisions of this section
shall be fenced in such manner that domestic
game thereon may not escape and wild
game on surrounding lands may not enter and
372.10 Payment of accounts, etc.-All ac- shall be subject at any time to inspection by
counts, claims and bills of every nature against the game and fresh water fish commission,
the game and fresh water fish commission or its conservation officers. Such private preshall
be examined by the said commission and, serve or farm shall be equipped and operated
if found correct, shall be approved and de- in such manner as to provide sufficient food
livered to the comptroller who shall issue a and humane treatment for the game kept
warrant, drawn upon the state treasurer thereon. Game reared or produced on private
against the state game trust fund, to pay the game preserves and farms shall be considered
same. Payment of the salary of the executive domestic game and private property and may
secretary and the expenses of the members of be sold or disposed of as such and shall be
the commission shall be made upon the certifi- the subject of larceny. Live game may be
cate of each as to the correctness thereof, when purchased, sold, shipped and transported for
approved by a majority of the members of the propagation and restocking purposes only at
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