Game wardens undercover?

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i think all your police are stupid my misses watches cops all the time this one show the police had small baggies of pot trying to sell in and if u tried to buy they seized your car and off to jail u go. also the amount of jail time for some crime is way overboard
 
dirtyblacksocks;3560978; said:
One of the reasons I think he's a warden is that he always comes in with another person, and asks about odd ball illegal stuff but says he doesn't know anything about their care.
Jason i think its a talent agent looking for that good looking guy in your avatar.
 
just tell him that the stuff's illegal and that you dont sell them. if he continues to ask questons about fish that youve told him are illegal, tell him to leave.
 
well u could always tell him the illegal and call the wardens office on him obvisly they would now if hes one off there own
 
koop171;3560934; said:
I would tell him that he's asking for items that he cannot legally have. and if he acts like he doesn't know that and stops asking then great. but if he doesn't then ask him not to come back.

also he maynot be a cop but cops will get regular people to go ask for illegal items then if they are sold they use that person as a witness. and you're F'ed. they do that kinda crap with selling booze and cigarettes to minors.

I agree. I don't know how to find out what his motive is, whatever it may be, but either way if hes asking about illegal things then hes not someone I'd want to be associated with. I'd be assertive and let him know the animals hes asking about are illegal, and if he still overly persistent tell him hes not welcome. If he isn't causing problems then that may not be necessary but I'd also warn the other employees about him, especially if any of them are new or inexperienced.
 
Why are you so concerned as to whether this guy is infact a warden or not? If you are working in an establishment which is familiar with local and federal laws when it comes to collection, purchase, and distribution of specific animals, and you are all in compliance with such, then you have nothing to worry about, and shouldn't be getting so worked up over it.
Sure, he may be annoying, coming in on a regular basis, asking for animals which you know are illegal to sell, but you can look at it two ways;
1. He is a warden. In this case, you need to worry more about figuring out WHY he keeps coming in, rather than who he really is. Departmental entities, no matter their personal views, generally don't give much attention to your average pet shop/fish store. They have bigger "fish" to fry, and do so regularly, so to go out of their way to continually inspect/investigate a location, typically lumped into a low-concern category, should have your red flags-a-wavin'.
IF you know for certain that your place of employment does not import/export/purchase/possess/transport/sell/distribute or otherwise involve themselves in illegal activities reguarding wild/captive bred species, and are certain they never have, nor ever intend to - then you/your employer needs to take a higher interest in their reputation and frequent customers, being that if one of them, or someone they know suspected such activites and made a call, that would explain the recent attention you are all receiving. Furthermore, he/she can contact your local Department of Fish and Game, and inquire as to whether there has been a concern raised with your establishment, and also ask who you might contact to request a review and inspection of your facility.
Agencies differ from location to location and are subject to local and federal law, so you will need to do some research to find out which body you'd need to go through in order to obtain said inspections. But they can be done, and information gathered from such is recorded and distributed to governmental bodies. SO, if you are under investigation, proactive measures are your best bet to get to the bottom of this, and avoid not only further annoyances and suspicions, but also to have on record a rewiew of operations, and a little peace of mind.
Reports can be made annonymously, so you may never know who initiated this, if this individual is in fact a F&G Warden, so don't waste time trying to be a detective, take action to secure proof of your innocense and make your establishment open and welcoming to regulatory agencies.
Questioning the individual won't get you anywhere if he is indeed a warden. NO, they do NOT have to disclose their identity or position to you, and can, by law, aside from intentional entrapment and within their scope of authority, utelize whatever means necessary to secure information and evidence pertinent to their case.

View point number 2: This individual is not a warden, or any officer of the law, but rather simply either
a) Heard from someone that you guys might be selling these animals, so wanted to try and obtain one or more of them
b) Thinks these animals are cool and wants to own one, so is checking out yours and other stores to see who, if anyone, carries them and would sell them to him

In either scenario, you'd need to make sure to inform him of the local and federal laws surrounding these animals, and reiterate that your facility neither carries them, nor is willing to order them for any customer. Period. Additionally, you need to inform him that if he were to come across a store which did, or was willing to order them for him, that not only the store, but he himself would be in violation of said laws, and subject to full prosecution to the extent of the law (which includes not only heavy fines, but jail time as well).
 
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