Arizona republican., 1922-01-26
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STATE WARDENS OPPOSE BILL
GIVING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CONTROL Of FISH AND CANE

result in an unwarranted encraach-
ment by the federal government upon
the rights of the various states in the
protection OF their fish and game, and
in the administration of their fish
and game laws;
Now, Therefore, BE 1t Resolved,
That we protest against the enact
ment into law of United States SEN
ate Bill No. 1852 for the reasons as
set forth in the foregoing preambles
and more specifically because:
j. Said Senate Bill, although in its
title Providing for Establishing
Shooting Grounds for the Public: for
Establishing Game Refugees and
Breeding Grounds: for Protecting
Migratory Birds and Requiring a
Federal License to Hunt Them"
nevertheless, in the body thereof
purports to give authority. in no wise
indicated in the title, and delegates
power to the Department of Agricu
ture, and a committee consisting of
the Secretary Of Agriculture, the At
torney General, the Postmaster Gen.
eral, two members of the Senate. and
two members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, giving said commission
complete legislative powers to make
rules and regulations which will have
the force Of laws governing and con-
trolling, not only the migratory birds
and the game animals, but also the
fishes, that may be found in their
natural state, or introduced into any
of the lands or waters upon any game
preserve secured under said Act,
either by gift. lease or purchase.
2. We do not approve Of creating a
federal organization of Game War
dens which, in the enforcement of
said act, will largely duplicate the
work of the state organizations for
the protection of fish and game,
thereby increasing the operating ex-
penses necessary to the enforcement
OF the law, and tending to create
conflicting authority between state
and federal game wardens and to dis
rupt the harmony and unity of pur-
pose now existing between the state
and federal departments.
3. We object to the federal govern
ment assessing a license fee against
citizens of state for the privilege
of hunting and fishing within the
confines of his own state.
AND WHEREAS, We believe that.
the enforcement of the migratory
bird law is of sufficient Importance
to justify direct appropriation from
congress for that purpose;
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That we favor a direct appropriation
from Congress for the purpose of
enforcing the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act, and the establishment of public
shooting grounds and game refugees
under the direction of the Biological
Survey.
1t has been determined to express
the foregoing ideas in resolution form
for the purpose of conveying to the
Congress of the United States a
concrete expression by the fish and
game officials of the above named
states who are primarily interested
in legislation. be it state or federal,
which will be most suitably designed
to accomplish the protection and in
crease of the fish and game of the
country and to avoid submerging
laudahle common purpose, in dis
putes and conflicts Intensified pos
sibly by sense of unjust assump-
tion of Federal controD between Of
ficiais and employees of departments
of government with overlapping CO.
ordinate authority
ID. II. MADSEN.
President.
J. w, TINGEY.
Secretary.