The State Wildlife Laws Handbook

The full table of contents of the State Wildlife Laws Handbook, which is available for purchase from the publisher, is displayed below. This World Wide Web version contains only information extracted from Chapter 4. (See About the State Summaries.)

Preface and Acknowledgements

PART I OVERVIEW OF WILDLIFE LAWS AND ISSUES

Chapter 1. Introduction

• How to Use this Handbook
• Topics Excluded from State Summaries

Chapter 2. Overview of Wildlife Law

• Introduction
• History of Wildlife Laws
• Modern Wildlife Laws
• International Wildlife Laws
• Federal Laws Relevant to State Wildlife Management
• State Wildlife Laws

Chapter 3. Wildlife Poaching in the U.S.

• Scope of the Problem
• The Poaching Problem in the U.S.
• State Laws
• Federal Laws
• Enforcement of Existing Laws
• Solutions and Recommendations
• Priorities

PART II STATE WILDLIFE LAWS

Chapter 4. State Summaries

PART III STATE LAWS COMPARED

Chapter 5. Tables Comparing State Wildlife Laws

Chapter 6. Discussion and Recommendations

Chapter 7. Sample Statutes

Appendices

About the State Summaries

Select a State Summary

New Mexico Center for Wildlife Law
University of New Mexico School of Law
1117 Stanford NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-5006
lprovenc@unm.edu