Welders, framers, mechanics and other folks with skills all get paid by people to do work outside of their regular weekly schedule and nobody throws a fit. Whats the difference besides wearing a badge?
The wardens are in state owned vehicles not their personal vehicle so that's a problem when doing their side work.
And a lot of times that is figured into the dollar amount being paid by the company hiring them. Meaning the fish and game officer could be receiving a set amount or his/her overtime rate, so let’s just say they’re making $90 an hour to patrol the properties. Then the state tacks on another say $35 an hour for the benefits portion, which can include the wear and tear on the vehicles. Obviously WDFW overtime would take precedence over this off duty work, but I’m going to assume with all our budget issues in the state, OT may be a little tight.