Law Enforcement Section

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The Law Enforcement Section is the division of West Virginia’s natural resources agency responsible for enforcing wildlife, hunting, fishing, and environmental laws across the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency unit ⓘ
law enforcement division ⓘ
cooperatesWith federal wildlife and environmental agencies ⓘ
other state law enforcement agencies in West Virginia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employs Natural Resources Police Officers ⓘ
conservation law enforcement officers ⓘ
enforces West Virginia boating regulations ⓘ
West Virginia fishing regulations ⓘ
West Virginia hunting regulations ⓘ
West Virginia wildlife protection statutes ⓘ
selected environmental and natural resources laws ⓘ
focusesOn conservation law enforcement ⓘ
protection of natural resources ⓘ
governmentLevel state level ⓘ
hasDuty conduct boating safety education and enforcement ⓘ
educate the public on hunting and fishing regulations ⓘ
enforce state laws related to wildlife and natural resources ⓘ
protect public safety in outdoor recreation areas ⓘ
jurisdiction State of West Virginia ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia
legalAuthorityOver boating laws in West Virginia ⓘ
environmental and natural resources regulations in West Virginia ⓘ
fishing laws in West Virginia ⓘ
hunting laws in West Virginia ⓘ
wildlife laws in West Virginia ⓘ
operatesWithin West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ⓘ
parentOrganization West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ⓘ
partOf West Virginia Department of Commerce ⓘ
primaryObjective ensure compliance with wildlife and natural resource laws ⓘ
promote safe and legal outdoor recreation ⓘ
protect West Virginia’s fish and wildlife populations ⓘ
responsibleFor boating accident investigations ⓘ
enforcement of boating safety regulations ⓘ
enforcement of state fishing regulations ⓘ
enforcement of state hunting regulations ⓘ
enforcement of state wildlife regulations ⓘ
investigation of fishing violations ⓘ
investigation of hunting violations ⓘ
investigation of wildlife-related crimes ⓘ
patrol of state parks and forests for resource protection ⓘ
patrol of state wildlife management areas ⓘ
protection of fish and wildlife resources ⓘ
search and rescue operations in remote and wilderness areas ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ

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West Virginia Division of Natural Resources → hasPart → Law Enforcement Section ⓘ