Des Moines Law Enforcement
Midwest Region

  


Des Moines
Law Enforcement Office

 

Contacting the Office:

1306 N. 14th St.
Indianola, IA 50125
515-961-5094 phone
515-961-5429 fax
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

Email: StPaul@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

Office Facts

  • Established: 1982

  • Staff: One Special Agent

  • The Des Moines Field Office is administered by the St. Paul Resident Agent in Charge Office

Law Enforcement Objectives

Protect and conserve native and foreign wildlife through the enforcement of federal lawsPromote 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

Last updated: March 26, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, One Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056
612-713-5360
E-mail: MidwestNews@fws.gov