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DNR law enforcement details staffing, budgets and near‑complete body camera rollout
Summary
Chief Jason Haines said DNR conservation officers handle hundreds of thousands of public contacts annually, that personnel and equipment are the division’s largest costs, and that body‑worn cameras are nearly deployed statewide with two Upper Peninsula districts remaining.
Chief Jason Haines, chief of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the division’s work centers on personnel and equipment costs and that conservation officers serve as both resource enforcement officers and rural emergency responders across Michigan’s 83 counties and Great Lakes shoreline.
Haines said the law enforcement division’s appropriation is about 10% of the overall DNR budget and described department and division funding sources and constraints. "The mission of the law enforcement division is to protect Michigan's natural resources, the environment, and the health and safety of the public through effective law enforcement and education," Haines said.
The nut graf: Haines presented staffing and budget data, described specialized units that handle commercial and tribal fishing enforcement and organized poaching investigations, and said a statewide rollout of body‑worn cameras is nearly complete, with two Upper Peninsula districts remaining.
Budget and staffing Haines said the DNR’s total appropriation is roughly $534.6…
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