No conservation officer may, in the course of performing the duties of a conservation officer, enter any private land unless the conservation officer has a warrant or has the explicit or implied permission of the landowner or lessee. However, any conservation officer may enter any private land without permission: (1) If reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists that a violation of a law that the conservation officer is authorized to enforce has been, is being, or is about to be committed on the private land; (2) To dispatch crippled or distressed wildlife the conservation officer has personally and lawfully observed on the private land; or (3) To respond to emergency situations, accidents, or other threats to public safety occurring on the private land.
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