Boating Safety as it Co-exists with Wildlife

Because of the nature of our work, fish and wildlife departments have traditionally been involved in boating safety. Even though many of the states have separate water patrol departments whose primary duties are policing the waterways, game agents find that a substantial amount of their time is spent providing public services on the water. This reality has forced many of our states to begin boating safety programs within their enforcement ranks and to accept these tasks as routine duties.