NOAA also has an enforcement unit, primarily focused on enforcing fisheries laws.
None of these Federal agencies have jurisdiction in an individual state. They always get local law enforcement involved when they knock on a door.
NOAA also has an enforcement unit, primarily focused on enforcing fisheries laws.
Ok, but don't they deal with administrative crime?
Seriously, how many Social Security criminals shoot outs have there been. ADA's and paralegals in the District Attorney's office don't carry.
As for NOAA's crappie cops, most of their work involves referrals from state Wildlife and Fish cops. What do they need guns for?
This whole arming of every damn Fed agency since 2001 has gotten waaay out of hand. Even hospitals have arms lockers, and I can tell you they're not closely watched if I spotted then from a gurney on the way to a CAT scan.