Quote Originally Posted by Saluqi View Post
Hi Geoff,

Could you post a link, or the text from your state regs that specify that LE must have a warrant? I think that could be very useful. Thanks.
Hey Paul.

Its not in our regs. It is the interpretation of our State Fish and Game agency that the 4th amendment restricts the ability to perform inspections. I find this mildly unsettling because down the road we could get another set of lawyers/beaurocrats who would see things differently. Also, the US FWS expressly retained the ability to perform their own enforcement activities, including inspections, when they handed administration of falconry down to the states, and they commonly see themselves as being "above" any state law or any state interpretation of federal law.

Here is the link to our inspections regulations - no mention either way of a warrant. https://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default....ue#220-420-270