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The Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police, (EnCon Police), is a Division within the (Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ) (DEEP) and serves as the primary law enforcement agency on all DEEP properties that include 65 state parks, 27 state forests, 10 wildlife management areas and all state waterways. Officers assigned to the EnCon Police are appointed under Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 490, (§26-5 ) with their law enforcement authority derived from (§26-6 ). Traditionally the Connecticut EnCon Police have been charged with the responsibility of enforcing the State’s fish and game laws and served as the state's Game Wardens. As Connecticut has grown and changed, the role and missions of the EnCon Police have expanded. Their original Game Warden duties now encompass a full range of enforcement missions and authority that include laws and regulations related to boating, motor vehicle, criminal and public safety on a statewide basis. Connecticut EnCon Police Officers now assist and act as back up for the Connecticut State Police and municipal police departments statewide in narcotics enforcement, domestic disputes, assaults and many other law enforcement functions as well as serving as the primary response units providing assistance to the United States Coast Guard on Federal waters. == History == Prior to 1895, the protection of fish and game was the responsibility of the towns and counties. In 1895 the Connecticut General Assembly established the Commission of Fisheries & Game which appointed the first "Special Game Protectors". The first Special Game Protectors were Edson L. Perkins of Litchfield, Charles N. Ellsworth of Collinsville, Theodore D. Adams of Seymour; George W. Eaton of Stafford Springs, Jeremiah G. Dunbar of New London, Elton E. Warren of New Hartford, Henry M. Alling of New Haven, Thomas H. Ward of Lebanon, Andrew W. Loomis of Willimantic and Willard L. Selleck of Bethany. The Special Game Protector has evolved into today's Conservation Officer. With the abolishment of the County Sheriffs system in Connecticut, the State Environmental Conservation Police are now the longest serving state law enforcement entity in Connecticut. Significant events of the organizational and statutory changes that have taken place since 1895: * 1895 - Commissioner of Fish and Game shall appoint a necessary number of Special Protectors who may serve in any county during the pleasure of Commissioners, and who shall have the same powers and fees as Fish Wardens and Game Wardens. * 1913 - The Superintendent of Fisheries and Game shall appoint one person from each county as a fish and game warden. Any warden may deputize another person to assist. The Superintendent shall appoint not less than ten nor more than twenty Special Fish and Game Protectors for each county. * 1925 - The State Board of Fisheries and Game shall appoint a State Warden who shall have general supervision and control of all county and deputy wardens. Said board shall form time to time appoint form each county one fish and game warden and not more than ten deputy wardens. * 1929 - The State Board of Fisheries and Game shall appoint not more than ninety men as Fish and Game Wardens and shall from such number appoint a Chief Warden, and eight County Wardens. The remaining wardens shall be known as Deputy Wardens. * 1953 - The Superintendent of the State Board of Fisheries and Game shall with the approval of said board appoint such number of Conservation Officers as may be necessary for the efficient operation of said board. * 1955 - The Director of the State Board of Fisheries and Game shall with the approval of said board appoint such number of Conservation Officers as may be necessary for the efficient operation of said board. Said Director may supplement the regular Conservation Officer force by appointing as Special Conservation Officer any employee of said board. * 1971 - The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was created, abolishing the State Board of Fisheries and Game, State Park and Forest Commission, and Boating Commission. These functions were taken over by bureaus within the Branch of Environmental Conservation. The DEP maintained two separate law enforcement job series: The Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Officer (state park police) and the Conservation Officer series. They remained under separate chains of command with distinct sets of responsibilities. * 1993 - The Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Officer and Conservation Officer job series were consolidated into the Conservation Enforcement Officer job series, expanding the job functions of each to include those of the other. * 1998 - On November 20, (James V. Spignesi Jr. ) became the first Conservation Enforcement Officer in Connecticut's history to give his life in the line of duty. * 2004 - With the name change from Division of Law Enforcement to Division of State Environmental Conservation Police, the Conservation Enforcement Officer title was changed to State Environmental Conservation Police Officer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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