The Law Enforcement Division's mission is to: oversee wildlife protection, education, and enforcement; boating safety enforcement and education; boat accident, stolen vessel, and operating under the influence investigations; provide public safety to the citizens and visitors of Nevada; conduct land and water search and rescue operations; implement the Operation Game Thief Program; investigate major wildlife crimes; provide law enforcement dispatch services and radio communications for the department; mediate human-wildlife conflicts; administer guide licensing; investigate wildlife attacks on humans; and investigate hunting-related shooting incidents. The powers and duties of the department are established under NRS chapter 501.