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Department of Game and Fish

 Organization

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Administrative Policy Manuals

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-005
Scope and Contents These manuals are similar to the procedures manuals compiled for the entire Department of Natural Resources (RGSGSERIES 86-2-5) save for the narrower scope. A typical volume includes the following tabbed chapters: (1) Administration, including the index; (2) General, including conduct of personnel, licensing agents and various other procedures to be followed by all Division personnel; (3) Game; (4) Fish; (5) Enforcement; (6) Personnel; (7) Information and Education, and (8) Memos. The last...
Dates: Created: 1973

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Annual and Biennial Reports

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-001
Scope and Contents These published reports vary quite a bit in format over the years, but they all contain statistical and narrative information. The earlier reports include the following: (1) Narrative Report of the Commissioner, (2) Consolidated Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for the year - Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for the previous nine months, (3) Comparative Statement for previous year, (4) List of game wardens account in arrears for Fiscal Year, (5) Unpaid accounts of Game Wardens,...
Dates: Created: 1913-1943

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Assistant Director's Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-008
Scope and Contents This series consists of letters, memoranda, reports, studies and other papers relating to matters affecting the Game and Fish Department. (In July 1972, the Department became a Division of the Department of Natural Resources.) These are the office files of Mr. Jack Crockford, who was the Assistant Director of the Department at the time the records were created. The records relate primarily to the development of policies and the conduct of programs for protecting and improving the types and...
Dates: Created: 1951-1974

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Contribution Series

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-012
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of publications of studies concerning commercial industries in Georgia related to natural resources. The studies were conducted to ascertain the commercial value of such industries and to formulate a sound program of scientific management for such industries. The studies contain both narrative and statistical information.

Dates: Created: 1967-1969

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Director's Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-004
Scope and Contents This series consists of letters, memoranda, reports, studies and similar papers relating to administering the operations of the Game and Fish Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Some of the records cover the period prior to July 1972, when the Division was an independent department. Included are papers concerning: (1) management of the Division's internal operations, including personnel matters, budget and fiscal affairs, and matters relating to the Division's equipment...
Dates: Created: 1939-1980

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Georgia Game and Fish (Publication)

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-006
Scope and Contents This series contains the official, monthly publication of Game and Fish Division. Georgia Game and Fish was first published in the office of the Commissioner in October, 1966. The publication contains short articles featuring the Department's activities and the activities of ordinary citizens as they participated in outdoor sports. The last issue was published in June, 1972. In the following month a publication new in format as well as title was issued by the new Department of Natural...
Dates: Created: 1966-1972

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Outdoor Georgia

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-011
Scope and Contents This series contains three publications of the former Game and Fish Dept. which became part of the Department of Natural Resources in the government reorganization of 1972. The format as well as the title and the publishing department have changed considerably over the years. Nevertheless, the content has remained remarkably consistent, concentrating on articles relating to hunting, fishing and conservation of natural resources. One trend readily observable over the years is the dramatic...
Dates: Created: 1940-1978

Dept. of Game and Fish - Commissioner's Office - Publications, Bulletins and Circulars

 Series
Identifier: 025-01-002
Scope and Contents

These publications vary widely in subject and document vividly the wide scope of interest of the Department. Included are bulletins, circulars, reports, studies, and reprints and photocopies of articles in periodicals and printed proceedings of conventions. The latter were probably copied for distribution to interested parties in the Department and elsewhere. Where dates of publication are indicated, they are listed with the titles below, but most are undated.

Dates: Created: 1911-1971

Dept. of Game and Fish - Fisheries Section - Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 025-04-014
Scope and Contents This series consists of bound reports (on the average 36 pages) which proclaim the accomplishments of the Fisheries Section of the Department of Natural Resources for the past fiscal year. Topics found in the table of contents (which have changed very little over an eight year period) include: 1) Introduction 2) Private Waters Management 3) Public Waters Management (Fishing Laws and Regulations, Pollution & Fish Kill Investigations, Fish Surveys, Aquatic Plant Control, Boat Ramp Program,...
Dates: Created: FY79-FY87

Dept. of Game and Fish - Fisheries Section - Operation Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 025-04-009
Scope and Contents This series contains: (1) correspondence, (2) newsletters, (3) memorandums, (4) legislative material, (5) minutes, (6) budgetary and administrative documents, (7) maintenance agreements, (8) fish stocking lists, and (9) other related records documenting all aspects of the operation of the Fisheries Section. It is significant to note that the bulk of these records deals with intradepartmental coordination and liaison with the Federal government and its role in matters related to fisheries...
Dates: Created: 1975-1976

Dept. of Game and Fish - Fisheries Section - Publication Record Set Files

 Series
Identifier: 025-04-015
Scope and Contents This series consists of the bound copies of publications (studies) conducted by the Fisheries Section of the Department of Natural Resources' Game and Fish Division. The Fisheries Section produce the studies of this series with monies funded in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act under Dingell - Johnson Project (various project #s). The studies are generally photocopies bound by a simple cloth tape and staple method employed by the Department of Administrative Services....
Dates: Created: 1988-1988

Dept. of Game and Fish - Game Management Section - Operation Files

 Series
Identifier: 025-05-010
Scope and Contents This series contains general correspondence from the public, memorandums, inter-office directives and office administrative reference files including accounting, property control, personnel and records management files. This series documents all phases of operation of the Game Management Section of the former Georgia Department of Game and Fish, incorporated in 1972 into the Department of Natural Resources. As may be ascertained by perusing the complete list of file folder labels below,...
Dates: Created: 1953-FY82

Dept. of Game and Fish - Georgia Game and Fish Commission - Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 025-03-007
Scope and Contents This series contains the minutes of the monthly meetings of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission. Among the subjects discussed by the Commission members are: (1) hunting and fishing regulations and changes therein, (2) recommendations from the federal government and the Georgia General Assembly as to amendments to the game and fish laws, (3) requests from citizens concerning amendments to Commission regulations and reciprocity agreements, (4) pollution problems in Georgia's lakes, rivers...
Dates: Created: 1943-1972