Onalaska
Law Enforcement Office

Contacting the Office:

555 Lester Avenue
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608-783-8420
Fax: 608-783-8452
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

Email: Onalaska@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

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Office Facts

• Established: 1982

Staff: one Special Agent

• The Onalaska Field Office is administered by the St. Paul, Minnesota, Field Office

Law Enforcement Objectives

• To protect and conserve native and foreign wildlife through the enforcement of federal laws

To promote and encourage voluntary compliance with federal wildlife laws through public education and the creation of a deterrent effect

Law Enforcement Priorities

• To investigate violations that have a significant impact on wild populations of federally protected species, such as those violations involving commercial exploitation and/or habitat destruction and modification

To investigate violations that involve wild populations of species protected by state or foreign laws, with emphasis on interstate and foreign commercial exploitation

• To provide support and assistance to enforcement activities on Service lands, such as national wildlife refuges, and to other federal agencies on lands they manage

To promote awareness of, and support for, federal wildlife laws and the role of law enforcement in protecting our wildlife resources and heritage

Laws Enforced

• Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Duck Stamp Act

• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

National Wildlife Refuge Act

• Lacey Act

Airborne Hunting Act

• Endangered Species Act

Marine Mammal Protection Act

• Archaeological Resource Protection Act

African Elephant Conservation Act

• Wild Bird Conservation Act

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