87-5-605. Powers and duties of department -- rules. (1) The department shall:
     (a) create, maintain, and promote a statewide fish and wildlife crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combating fish and wildlife-related crimes; and
     (b) consider the board's recommendations and take action on them.
     (2) The department may:
     (a) advise and assist in the creation and maintenance of local programs;
     (b) encourage the channeling of information from state and local programs to law enforcement agencies;
     (c) foster the detection of fish and wildlife-related crimes by the public;
     (d) encourage the public, through a reward program or otherwise, to provide information that assists in the prosecution of fish and wildlife-related crimes;
     (e) promote state and local programs through the media;
     (f) accept gifts, grants, or donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance with the conditions of the gifts, grants, or donations; and
     (g) adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this part.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 305, L. 1985.