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Decision is due on DNR law enforcement shift
Divisive split set for a vote by DNR board Tuesday
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The decision whether to create a new law enforcement agency separate from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources division now falls to the state’s 19-member Board of Natural Resources. More than 2,800 people have spoken publicly on the polarizing issue, with voices ranging from wildlife advocates and park supporters to prosecutors and former state officials. The issue — essentially a rule change — is set to go before the board at its meeting Tuesday at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, but it has been causing a stir for a while.