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Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Raises Harassment of Miners to a New Level

August 2002 by Greg Christensen

New regulations have given the enforcement arm of the WDFW official “police” status, with the authority to issue citations, pursue warrants, make arrests and confiscate items.

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