The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-12
POWERS AND DUTIES
OF COUNTY WARDENS
Statute Clothes Them With Much Au-
thority = Duties Relate to Fires
as Well as Fish and Game.

It has come to the attention of
County Fish and Game Warden Paul B.
Locke of Marlboro that many persons
do not fully understand just what the
powers and duties of as fish and game
warden are. Even those who hunt and
fish are not fully informed on the sub
-ject, many tines A lersual Of the
statutes on the subject shows that
fish and game warden IS clothed with
much authority, and that his duties re-
late not only to fish and game but to
fires as Well For the benefit of all in
terested in the subject section % of
Act No. POI of the acts of the legisla-
ture of 1912 is published herewith:
Powers and duties of wardens
Such fish and game wardens shall en-
force all laws relating to fish, game,
quadrupeds and birds, and all rules and
regulations in relation thereto, and ar
rest all violators thereof They shall
also have in fish and game matters the
power to serve criminal process, and
to require aid in executing the duties
of their office, and they shall have the
same power as other informing officers
to make and subscribe to complaints
or informations for violations OF this
act.
They shall seize game animals, fish
or birds taken or held in violation of
this act, and they may arrest. without
warrant and on view, in any part of
this state, a person found violating Il
provision of this act, and take such
person before "A magistrate having
jurisdiction for trial and retain such
person in custody at the expense
OF the state until opportunity is given
to notify prosecuting officer who shall
forthwith prosecute such offender; and
grand jurors in such eases shall receive
the fees prescribed by section 6249 Of
the public statutes.
'Such wardens shall have power to
search where they have reason to be
4 lieve that fish, birds or quadrupeds or
parts thereof are possessed in viola
tion of law. and without search war
rant to examine the contents of ve-
hicle, boat, box, ear, locker, basket
creel crate, game bag or package, and
/ the contents of a building other than
/ a dwelling house and its immediate de
Tendencies; and with search warrant
+ to search and examine the contents of
a building or dwelling house and its
immediate dependencies.
1t shall be the duty of all sucI
wardens while in and about the wood,
/ 10 tdullOu persons u the danger iron
/ fires in the woods and to extinguish
fire left burning, if within their power
1t shall be their duty to give notice tt
all parties interested, when possible
and to the forest fire warden of tn,
town interested in particular, of fire.
threatening to extend beyond thei
control. to the end that the same may
be extinguished. Pending the arriva
OF such fire warden, they shall assume
all the powers of such wardens as pro
vided by statute For time consume,
| and expenses incurred in carryin.
out the provisions herein set forth the,
shall render statement -accompanie,
by proper vouchers, to the treasurer o
the town in which the fire occurred
who shall arrange for payment unde
the same terms and conditions as pro
vided for the payment of regular for
est fire wardens.