§ 10508 Refuge Law Enforcement Duties

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law says the local police and the district attorney have to enforce all the rules that protect a wildlife refuge and help bring people who break those rules to court.

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•Local police, the district attorney, and the sheriff are responsible for enforcing refuge rules.
•They must also help start legal actions against anyone who breaks those rules.
•The law applies to any refuge or part of a refuge located in the county.

Example

Someone throws trash into a protected wetland area that is part of a refuge.

The sheriff and other peace officers must stop the person, enforce the refuge rules, and work with the district attorney to charge them for breaking the law.

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§ 10508 Refuge Law Enforcement Duties

The department and the district attorney, sheriff, and all peace officers of the county in which any refuge or part thereof is situated, shall enforce all of the provisions of this code relating to such refuge, and institute and assist in prosecutions for violations thereof. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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department district attorney sheriff peace officers refuge provisions prosecutions violations

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 10508.

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