§ 11-2503. Adoption and text of compact.\n The interstate wildlife violator compact is adopted and enacted into\nlaw as follows:\n ARTICLE I\n Findings, declaration of policy and purpose.\n (a) The participating states find that:\n (1) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states\nfor the benefit of all residents and visitors.\n (2) The protection of the wildlife resources of a state is materially\naffected by the degree of compliance with state statutes, laws,\nregulations, ordinances and administrative rules relating to the\nmanagement of such resources.\n (3) The preservation, protection, management and restoration of\nwildlife contributes immeasurably to the aesthetic, recreational and\neconomic aspects of such natural resources.\n (4) Wildlife resources are valuable without regard to political\nboundaries; therefore, every person should be required to comply with\nwildlife preservation, protection, management and restoration laws,\nordinances, and administrative rules and regulations of the\nparticipating states as a condition precedent to the continuance or\nissuance of any license to hunt, fish, trap or possess wildlife.\n (5) Violation of wildlife laws interferes with the management of\nwildlife resources and may endanger the safety of persons and property.\n (6) The mobility of many wildlife law violators necessitates the\nmaintenance of channels of communication among the various states.\n (7) In some states, a person who is cited for a wildlife violation in\na state other than his or her home state:\n (i) Is required to post collateral or a bond to secure appearance for\na trial at a later date; or\n (ii) Is taken into custody until the collateral or bond is posted; or\n (iii) Is taken directly to court for an immediate appearance.\n (8) The purpose of the enforcement practices set forth in paragraph 7\nof this subdivision is to ensure compliance with the terms of a wildlife\ncitation by the cited person who, if permitted to continue on his or her\nway after receiving the citation, could return to his or her home state\nand disregard his or her duty under the terms of the citation.\n (9) In most instances, a person receiving a wildlife citation in his\nor her home state is permitted to accept the citation from the officer\nat the scene of the violation and immediately continue on his or her way\nafter agreeing or being instructed to comply with the terms of the\ncitation.\n (10) The practices described in paragraph 7 of this subdivision cause\nunnecessary inconvenience and, at times, a hardship for the person who\nis unable at the time to post collateral, furnish a bond, stand trial or\npay a fine, and thus is compelled to remain in custody until some\nalternative arrangement is made.\n (11) The enforcement practices described in paragraph 7 of this\nsubdivision consume an undue amount of law enforcement time.\n (b) It is the policy of the participating states to:\n (1) Promote compliance with the statutes, laws, ordinances,\nregulations and administrative rules relating to management of wildlife\nresources in their respective states.\n (2) Recognize the suspension of wildlife license privileges of any\nperson whose license privileges have been suspended by a participating\nstate and treat such suspension as if it had occurred in their state\nprovided the violation which resulted in the suspension could have been\nthe basis for suspension in their state.\n (3) Allow a violator, except as provided in subdivision (b) of article\nIII of this compact, to accept a wildlife citation and, without delay,\nproceed on his or her way, whether or not a resident of the state in\nwhich the citation was issued, provided that the violator's home state\nis party to this compact.\n (4) Report to the appropriate participating state, as provided in the\ncompact manual, any conviction recorded against any person whose home\nstate was not the issuing state.\n (5) A
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