Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Wide Field Activity Covered by
Four Bureaus Under Super
vision Of Robert o. Jones,
State Secretary.
OPERATES WITHIN FUNDS
Only Part Of Appropriation for
Constabulary, Fish and Game
License and Athletic Units
Will Be Used.
By ROBERT o. JONES,

BY ROBERT o. JONES,
State Law Enforcement Commissioner
On April l, 1919, was called into
would be possible for me to take over
the commissionership of law enforce
ment in addition to my duties as Sec
rotary of state. This offer was made
to me because of the announced pol
Icy Of Governor Davis that wherever
possible present state agencies would
be utilized in the new cabinet form OF
government. replied that would be
very glad to take on these new duties
and that believed that the new de-
partment could be consolidated with
the department Of state and render eff
fective service.
PIONEERING REQUIRED
On studying the law l soon learned
that the development Of the department
of law enforcement required consider
able pioneer work. 1t is true the fish
and game bureau was a long estab-
lished institution and asked for nc
special administrative energy, but the
other features of the law creating the
department required many new depart
ureS. The licensing of professional
men and women in the state under a
unified control. the establishment of q
state police agency with constabulary
powers. and the regulating Of athletic
exhibitions in the state through an ath-
letic commission all demanded the
building up of new bureaus
It was decided after some study OF
the situation that the work of the de.
partment of law enforcement would
fall into four bureaus: viz, fish an6
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letics. Such a division Of work in the
department was made and these foul
bureaus have been developed. While
| there are the four bureaus, it has beer
the purpose to have cooperative worl
In every way possible. and the employees
in the different bureaus have proven
eager and willing to give Tiff t,
any other bureau In the department OF
call.
Fish AND GAME BUREAU
| The fish and game bureau is an OLE
| established institution. Heretofore |
has been more or less isolated Some
In two years the game warden has re
ported to the governor relative to tn
finances of the bureau. The result
has been that IL has always been diff
ficult to know just exactly the rea
financial condition of this bureau, no
was there very much of continuit
| of purpose In Its policies. It has bee
the purpose of the department OF la,
enforcement to keep this bureau es
tablished upon business basis. 4
monthly financial statement is sub
mitted to the commissioner, full re
ports of operations in the field ar
given frequently. and these in turn ar
incorporated in the report of the com
missioner to the governor at the reg
ular monthly cabinet meeting.
i FINE RECORD MADE
Under Otto NJ. Jones. state gam
warden, an efficient sales organize
ton has been perfected. There ha
been . most rigorous enforcement {
fish and game laws which II reflecte
In the number Of fines assessed an
the revenue obtained therefrom: 1
fact, the fines collected by the burea
last year in one months operation
equal the entire revenue obtained frol
the same source for the entire twcly
months period Of 1918. The enforce
lmsnt Of the law and the activity Of II
field force has increased the total ger