Minnesota SF980 requires conservation officers to coordinate investigation and enforcement activities with sheriffs.

Minnesota SF980 amends state statutes to require conservation officers to coordinate investigation and enforcement activities with sheriffs. Conservation officers must be accompanied by a sheriff or deputy sheriff when performing investigations or law enforcement activities, except in specific circumstances. The sheriff's office has authority to assign shifts, hours of work, and days off for conservation officers within a single county. Conservation officers retain powers and duties of game wardens, including citizen arrest powers and the ability to issue citations.

Minnesota SF980 requires conservation officers to coordinate investigation and enforcement activities with sheriffs.

Minnesota SF980 amends state statutes to require conservation officers to coordinate investigation and enforcement activities with sheriffs. Conservation officers must be accompanied by a sheriff or deputy sheriff when performing investigations or law enforcement activities, except in specific circumstances. The sheriff's office has authority to assign shifts, hours of work, and days off for conservation officers within a single county. Conservation officers retain powers and duties of game wardens, including citizen arrest powers and the ability to issue citations.