SECTION 55.63. Special Game Wardens

The following provisions are applicable to special game wardens, in addition to the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §11.0201.

(1) Operating procedures: Special game wardens shall comply with all components of the Law Enforcement Division operating procedures and the Department personnel manual.

(2) Enforcement activities: While on inactive status, special game wardens may enforce flagrant violations of the laws specified by Parks and Wildlife Code, §11.0201(d), when the offense occurs in the presence of the special game warden and the violator may leave the scene or evidence may be lost or destroyed. A special game warden on active status may investigate and enforce any law authorized in Parks and Wildlife Code, §11.0201(d), to the same extent as a regular game warden.

(3) Uniform: While on active duty, a special game warden shall wear the uniform prescribed for a regular game warden.

(4) Compensation: Special game wardens on active status may be compensated not to exceed the salary of a game warden IV and may claim per diem or other expenses authorized by the Director. Special game wardens on inactive status may not be compensated by salary, but may claim per diem expenses for in-service training required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

Source Note: The provisions of this §55.63 adopted to be effective June 18, 1996, 21 TexReg 5166.