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the functions of the commissioner if both the commissioner and
deputy commissioner are disabled or absent.

 
2.__Administration and enforcement.__Except as provided by
statute, the commissioner has general supervision of the
administration and enforcement of the inland fisheries and
wildlife laws and has the responsibility for the management of
all inland fish and wildlife in the State.__The commissioner has
responsibility for investigations carried out on behalf of the
State in matters related to the status and needs of any inland
fisheries and wildlife species and is the representative of the
State in providing information associated with the status and
needs of these natural resources to municipalities, political
subdivisions of the State and the Federal Government.

 
3.__Employment of personnel.__The commissioner shall employ,
subject to the Civil Service Law, such employees as are necessary
to carry out the duties of the department, except that persons in
the following positions are appointed by and serve at the
pleasure of the commissioner:__deputy commissioner; Game Warden
Colonel; and Assistant to the Commissioner for Public
Information.

 
The Game Warden Colonel is appointed from among the game wardens
of the department.__In the event that the Game Warden Colonel is
not reappointed, the Game Warden Colonel has the right to be
restored to the classified position from which the Game Warden
Colonel was promoted or to a position equivalent in salary grade
in an agency, without impairment of personnel status or the loss
of seniority, retirement or other rights to which uninterrupted
service in the classified position would have entitled the Game
Warden Colonel.__If service in that unclassified supervisory
position is terminated for cause, the right to be restored to
that position must be determined by the State Civil Service
Appeals Board.

 
4.__Report to Governor.__The commissioner shall make a report
to the Governor on or before the 31st day of December of each
year for the year ending the previous June 30th.

 
5.__Code of operating procedure of warden service.__The
commissioner shall prepare a written code covering the operating
procedure of the warden service that is consistent with the Civil
Service Law and contractual agreements.

 
6.__Administration of department.__The commissioner shall
adopt written policies establishing procedures to control the use
of department equipment and vehicles. The commissioner shall
review and control all administrative expenses, including
reimbursement of moving expenses.


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