In June , the CDFW phased out lead ammunition for hunting on state land in order to keep lead out of backcountry ecosystems. The Department of Fish and Wildlife divides the State of California into seven management regions whose boundaries mostly correspond to county borders with the exception of Sacramento, Yolo, and San Joaquin counties. The department employs wardens to protect California's wildlife and natural resources. CDFW wardens are armed law enforcement officers with statewide arrest authority.
Their primary mission is to enforce California state laws related to hunting, fishing, pollution, endangered species, and wildlife habitat destruction.
However, they can enforce any state law, anywhere in the state. Vehicles used range from the patrol pickups to boats, catamarans, four-wheelers, snow-mobiles, horses, helicopters, and planes. The wardens investigate, collect evidence, serve search warrants, arrest criminals, and ensure public safety.
Wardens patrol the state of California and miles km off the coast. Knowledge of: All of the above, and program planning; Department policy; and the Department's funding and budget process.
Ability to: All of the above, and evaluate programs; develop policy; promote uniform application of policies, laws, and regulations; organize and manage statewide programs; and represent the Branch Chief at anytime.
Ability to use word processing software on personal computers; ability to make minor vehicle repairs when service is not available; and ability to safely operate fish and game vessels.
Willingness to work unusual hours and on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; willingness to live and work throughout the State; satisfactory record as a law-abiding citizen; neat personal appearance; tact; reliability; keenness of observation; and interest in and aptitude for fish and wildlife conservation and law enforcement work. Existing law provides that persons convicted of a felony or convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are disqualified from employment as peace officers.
Such persons are not eligible to compete for or be appointed to positions in these classes. You are disqualified from being employed as a peace officer under Government Code if 1 you have been convicted of a felony in this State or any other state; 2 you have been convicted of any offense in any other state which would have been a felony if committed in this State; 3 you have been charged with a felony and adjudged by a superior court to be mentally incompetent; 4 you have been found not guilty by reason of insanity of any felony; 5 you have been determined to be a mentally disordered sex offender; or 6 you have been addicted or in danger of becoming addicted to narcotics, convicted, and committed to a State institution.
You are disqualified from being employed as a peace officer under the Gun Control Act GCA of as amended by the Federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of , which makes it unlawful for any person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, posses, or receive firearms or ammunition.
A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence means an offense that 1 is a misdemeanor under Federal or State law; and 2 has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.
This definition includes all misdemeanors that involve the use or attempted use of physical force and is true whether or not the State statute or local ordinance specifically defines the offense as a domestic violence misdemeanor.
Use of "hard" drugs e. If any such disclosed or revealed use has occurred on or after the applicant's twenty-third birthday, he or she shall be disqualified from the examination in which he or she is competing until 10 years have elapsed from the date of the disclosed or revealed use. The disqualification period shall begin on the date that the drug was used, and not on the date that the drug use was disclosed or revealed.
Pursuant to Government Code Section a , in order to be a peace officer, a person must be either a U. Denial of an application for citizenship shall result in termination of employment.
Applicants for positions in this class are required to pass a drug screening test. Drug testing of current State employees who are applicants in an examination or who are transferring is permitted only if the person does not have current appointment to a class for which drug testing is a requirement. Sign In. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Skip to main content. Skip Ribbon Commands.
Turn on more accessible mode. Turn off more accessible mode. Like all CA peace officers, Wardens have a complex and dangerous profession. CFGWA needs your help to continue advocating for California's finest natural resource law enforcement professionals California Game Wardens fill a vital role throughout the state.
Legal You are disqualified from being employed as a peace officer if you have been: convicted of a felony in this State or any other state; convicted of any offense in any other state which would have been a felony if committed in this State; charged with a felony and adjudged by a superior court to be mentally incompetent; found not guilty by reason of insanity of any felony; determined to be a mentally disordered sex offender; addicted or in danger of becoming addicted to narcotics, convicted, and committed to a State institution; or, convicted of any offense which precludes you from carrying a firearm under State or federal law.
Illegal Use of Drugs You will be tested by urinalysis for the illegal use of drugs prior to employment. Additional Desirable Qualifications and Skills Ability to use word processing software on personal computers; ability to make minor vehicle repairs; ability to safely operate small skiffs; advanced skills in the following areas: English including grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, and composition; reading and comprehension; mathematics; second languages; and courses in sociology and psychology.
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