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2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Phone: 612-713-5360 |
Contacting the Office:
Senior Resident Agent: Pat Lund
e-mail: StPaul@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov445 Etna Street, Suite 45
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 651-778-8360
Fax: 651-778-8672
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Office Facts
Established: 1989
Staff: three Special Agents; one LE Support Assistant
The St. Paul RAC Office also administers the following Law Enforcement Field Offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa: Duluth, Minnesota, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin, Onalaska, Wisconsin, Des Moines, Iowa
Law Enforcement Objectives
Protect and conserve native and foreign wildlife through the enforcement of federal laws
Promote and encourage voluntary compliance with federal wildlife laws through public education and the creation of a deterrent effect
Law Enforcement Priorities
Investigate violations that have a significant impact on wild populations of federally protected species, such as those violations involving commercial exploitation and/or habitat destruction and modification
Investigate violations that involve wild populations of species protected by state or foreign laws, with emphasis on interstate and foreign commercial exploitation
Provide support and assistance to enforcement activities on Service lands, such as National Wildlife Refuges, and to other federal agencies on lands they manage
Promote awareness of, and support for, federal wildlife laws and the role of law enforcement in protecting our wildlife resources and heritage
Laws Enforced
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Duck Stamp Act
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
National Wildlife Refuge Act
Lacey Act
Airborne Hunting Act
Endangered Species Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Archaeological Resource Protection Act
African Elephant Conservation Act
Wild Bird Conservation Act
