§ 10505 State Game Refuge Acquisitions

• •The department must secure a valid title before any payment is made.
• •The Attorney General must approve the title before the state takes ownership.
• •Existing easements or rights of way don’t block the purchase if they don’t interfere with the refuge’s purpose.

The department wants to buy a forest area to turn into a wildlife refuge, but there’s an old road that the public can still use.

The department must first make sure the ownership paperwork is all correct and get the Attorney General’s okay. Only after that can they pay for the land, and the road easement is okay as long as it doesn’t stop the refuge from being used for wildlife.