Section 68-2-14 - Enforcement of laws; investigation of violationsA. The forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is authorized to enforce all laws and rules relating to all forested, cut-over or brush lands lying within the state under the following circumstances: (1) prevention and suppression of forest fires;(2) logging and timber operations and practices;(3) trespass, waste and littering; and(4) conservation of forests and forest resources and products.B. The state forester, all persons the state forester designates as peace officers and any other peace officers are authorized to go upon forested, cut-over or brush lands lying within the state to investigate violations of the Forest Conservation Act and are given the necessary police powers to apprehend and arrest on warrant issued by any magistrate or judge of the state for violation of the Forest Conservation Act or without warrant for violations thereof committed in their presence and shall not be liable to civil actions in trespass for acts done in discharge of their duties.1953 Comp., § 62-3-9, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 122, § 9; 1977, ch. 254, § 83; 1979, ch. 395, § 4.Amended by 2023, c. 64,s. 9, eff. 6/13/2023.