Constitution/Code of Ethics

The Constitution of the Society of British Columbia Conservation Officers (amended 2003) states our purpose as follows:

To operate primarily for charitable purposes in offering significant benefit to local communities and the British Columbia public.
To provide services which assist in community education programs.
To provide programs and services which contribute to the conservation and protection of the environment.
To maintain an association of Conservation Officers within the Province of British Columbia to promote mutual and public interests.
To promote, encourage and affect public education, and education and training of the members of the Society in all matters relating to/or affecting their vocation.
To endeavour to secure a greater degree of public recognition and public involvement in their vocation for members of the Society.
To work with the prescribed policy and chain of command structure where possible to better the achievements of career enforcement Conservation Officers within the Conservation Officer Service.

or Each member of the Society shall observe the
CODE OF ETHICS
of the Society as follows:

He or she will give credit for facts or opinions where it is due He will treat all business matters as confidential
He or she will not give an opinion unless it is honest
He or she will discourage untrue or biased statements concerning the organization for which he works or it's personnel
He or she will endeavor to further the education of the public in the purposes and the activities of the Society and the Conservation Officer Service
He or she will continue to improve his knowledge in order to increase his usefulness as a Conservation Officer
He or she will do his utmost to train and further the advancement of subordinates
He or she will not sponsor an application for admission to membership in the Society when he believes that the applicant is not qualified
He or she will never consider that membership in the Society makes him more capable or gives him preference in matters of wildlife conservation or employment