LCL 10 Natural Resources

10.19.030 Natural Resources
Enforcement Patrol Administrator
The Chief of Lummi Law and Order shall
serve as the Natural Resources Enforcement
Administrator (Administrator). The
Administrator shall be responsible, to:
(a) Coordinate the hiring and Commissioning
of Patrol Officers,
(b) Supervise, provide oversight, evaluate and
discipline the Natural Resources Patrol
Sergeant (Sergeant) as required,
(c) Develop a Natural Resources Enforcement
Plan for each species of interest in accordance
with the specific sections of this title,
(d) Identify code changes required to ensure
implementation and enforcement of
Commission policy,
(e) Develop the Patrol budget, and provide
oversight signatures for expenditures under
that budget, including pay,
(f) Personnel actions affecting the Patrol,
(g) Assist the Sergeant in the administrative
supervision of the Patrol Officers,
(h) Develop a system of reporting
enforcement activities, citations and the
outcome of court actions initiated by the
Patrol and providing summaries at regular
intervals,
(i) Develop, in consultation with Officers,
other Natural Resources Enforcement
Agencies, the Lummi Law and Order
Administrator, Commission and Council,
qualification standards for the Natural
Resources Enforcement Patrol Officers,
(j) Identify training programs in consultation
with the Law and Order Administrator for
maximum efficiency to ensure the
maintenance of quality enforcement,
(k) Ensure that the uniformed Patrol becomes
and remains fully qualified as Natural
Resources Enforcement Officers, and
(l) Develop a memorandum of understanding
covering the circumstances under which Law
and Order Officers would assist Natural
Resources Enforcement Officers and the
nature of that assistance, as well as the
circumstances under which Natural Resource
Enforcement Officers would assist Law and
Order Officers and the nature of that
assistance.
10.19.040 Natural Resources
Enforcement Patrol Sergeant
The Natural Resources Enforcement Patrol
Sergeant (Sergeant) shall be the senior
uniformed officer of the Patrol and shall be
the primary supervisor of the other Patrol
Officers. This primary responsibility is to the
Administrator or his designee. In the presence
of conflicting instructions from the
Administrator or his designee,
Commissioners, or Council Members the
Sergeant will seek clarification from the
Administrator or his designee. The Sergeant
shall be a fully qualified Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Officer and receive periodic
training to ensure that this quality is
maintained. The Sergeant shall be fully
familiar with Titles 5, 10 and 13 of the Lummi
Code of Laws. The Sergeant will be
responsible for:
(a) Scheduling patrol activities to ensure that
the Natural Resources Enforcement Plans are
fully implemented in accordance with the
instructions of the Administrator and
provisions of the title.
(b) Participation in routine patrol duties.
(c) Provide guidance to and supervision of
other Patrol Officers, including evaluation.
10.19.050 Natural Resources
Enforcement Patrol Officers
Natural Resources Enforcement Patrol
Officers (Patrol Officers), shall be fully
qualified, uniformed Natural Resources Law
Enforcement Officers. The responsibility of
the Patrol Officers shall be to enforce Title 10,
by being a highly visible, courteous but firm
presence in all areas and at times assigned by
the Sergeant. Patrol Officers shall report to
Title 10 Natural Resources Code (2008)
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