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limitations of the agent's responsibilities as an agent,
including any terms for reimbursement of expenses or payment
of wages.

 
B.__Agents must be trained in the use of snares and must be
deployed in the unorganized townships to control coyotes
during the winter months.__All snaring must be carried out
under the direction of department officials and with the
knowledge of the local game warden.__All areas of snaring
activity must be adequately posted.

 
C.__Agents may be utilized for the benefit of agricultural
interests as long as the department is reimbursed annually
for the cost of those efforts by the Department of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources from funds
specifically appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources for that
purpose.

 
4.__Search and rescue.__Whenever the commissioner receives
notification that any person has gone into the woodlands or onto
the inland waters of the State on a hunting, fishing or other
trip and has become lost, stranded or drowned, the commissioner
shall exercise the authority to take reasonable steps to ensure
the safe and timely recovery of that person; except in cases
involving downed or lost aircraft covered by Title 6, section
303.

 
A.__The commissioner may summon any person in the State to
assist in search and rescue attempts.__Each person summoned
must be paid at a rate set by the commissioner with the
approval of the Governor and must be provided with
subsistence while engaged in these activities.

 
B.__The commissioner may enter into written agreements with
other agencies or corporations, including commercial
recreational areas, allowing partial search and rescue
responsibility within specified areas.

 
C.__The commissioner may terminate a search and rescue
operation by members of the department when, in the
commissioner's opinion, all reasonable efforts have been
exhausted.

 
D.__The commissioner may recover all costs directly related
to a specific search and rescue operation:

 
(1) From the person for whom the search and rescue
operation was conducted; or


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