Section 71-0525. Powers of designated departmental officers and employees and members of the state police

1. All police officers, such employees as may  be  designated  by  the
  commissioner,  and  all  peace  officers,  when acting pursuant to their
  special duties, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter  listed  in
  section  71-0501  or under titles 5 through 15 inclusive and title 33 of
  this article, or of judgments obtained for violation thereof, and  shall
  have, particularly, the following powers:
    a. To execute all warrants and search warrants issued for violation of
  articles  11  and 13 and titles 9 of this article and to serve subpoenas
  issued for examination, investigation or trial of offenses  against  any
  of its provisions;
    b.  To  search without search warrant any boat or vehicle of any kind,
  any box,  locker,  basket,  creel,  crate,  game  bag,  package  or  any
  container  of  any  nature and the contents of any building other than a
  dwelling whenever they have cause to believe that any provision of  this
  article  or of any law for the protection of fish, shellfish, crustacea,
  wildlife, game or protected insects has been or is being  violated,  and
  to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of examination and
  search;
    c.  To  search  any  dwelling  and  its contents, provided they have a
  search warrant to do so;
    d. To arrest without warrant any person committing in their presence a
  misdemeanor under this chapter listed in section 71-0501 or under titles
  5 through 15 inclusive and title 33 of this article  and  to  take  such
  person immediately before a magistrate having jurisdiction for trial.
    2.  A peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties or a police
  officer  shall  have  the  same  powers  as  environmental  conservation
  officers  and  state  police under the fish and wildlife law, except the
  power to search without a warrant.