The director shall appoint a chief law enforcement officer who shall be qualified and experienced in law enforcement work and who has served for not less than five (5) years as a duly sworn wildlife enforcement officer in the department and who has served in a supervisory position. The chief law enforcement officer shall be furnished a vehicle to perform his duties of overseeing all enforcement operations throughout the state in accordance with department policy. The officer shall enter into bond in the same amount as provided for the director, and conditioned upon the same terms. The primary duty of the chief law enforcement officer shall be directing the enforcement of all game and fish laws and regulations, cooperating with the cattle theft bureau of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and instructing all conservation officers in the discharge of their respective duties. The salary of the chief law enforcement officer shall be fixed by the commission in its discretion.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-1-9. Chief law enforcement officer
§ 49-1-11. Public relations officer
§ 49-1-13. Conservation officers
§ 49-1-16. Conservation Officers' Reserve Unit
§ 49-1-21. Fidelity bonds; oath of office
§ 49-1-29. Powers and duties of commission and executive director
§ 49-1-33. Acquisition of lands overflowed by construction of dam
§ 49-1-37. Power to dispose of contraband animals, birds, fish, etc.
§ 49-1-39. Power to capture or destroy animals injurious to property
§ 49-1-41. Power to issue permits for scientific or propagation purposes
§ 49-1-44. Powers and duties of conservation officers to apprehend certain violators
§ 49-1-45. Publication of rules, regulations and orders
§ 49-1-47. Commission may execute deeds to clear up ambiguities in conveyances to it
§ 49-1-49. Cooperation with other departments