Game and Fish has been under fire since June when a review by the state auditor's office criticized the agency's misuse of public money and its "noncompliance with laws, rules and policies." The agency does not receive money from North Dakota's general fund and is instead supported by state licensing fees and federal tax money from the sale of firearms, ammunition and other sporting equipment. The agency also was criticized for not safeguarding sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, and that some employees dealing with such information did not undergo the required background checks, the audit said. Other problems uncovered by the audit included paying a person money for hunting access on land that he didn't own and providing improper funding to a nonprofit group.