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MS Code § 49-7-133 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-133. Reciprocity agreement recognizing hunting and fishing licenses issued by participating states

 The commission may negotiate with the Louisiana Conservation Commission and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to effectuate a reciprocity agreement with one or both of these commissions providing that the hunting and fishing licenses and the rules and regulations governing hunting and fishing shall be acceptable and recognized by the game and fish commissions or the conservation commission of each of the states participating in the reciprocity agreement, when hunters or fishermen hold a current license issued by the state game and fish commissions or the conservation commission of the state in which he is domiciled, when fishing in the Mississippi River or in bodies of water between the Mississippi River and the levee nearest the river, in places where there is a levee; and in the Mississippi River or in lakes formed by the Mississippi River, or in old Mississippi River runs in places where there is no levee; and when hunting waterfowl and other migratory species in the Mississippi River, or between the Mississippi River and the levee nearest the Mississippi River, or in the Mississippi River or in lakes formed by the Mississippi River, or in old Mississippi River runs in places where there is no levee.   For all counties lying wholly or partially within the Mississippi levee district, and bordering upon the Mississippi River, and having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) according to the 1950 census, the commission is authorized to effectuate a reciprocity agreement, with the Game and Fish Commissions of Arkansas and Louisiana, and/or with the Game and Fish Commissions of the Counties of Desha and Chicot in the State of Arkansas, which shall permit hunting waterfowl and other migratory species, deer, squirrels, turkeys, quail and rabbits in the Mississippi River, or between the Mississippi River and the levee nearest the Mississippi River, or in the Mississippi River or in lakes formed by the Mississippi River, or in old Mississippi River runs and in places where there is no levee.
MS Code § 49-7-135 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-135. Compact concerning Pearl River authorized

 The executive director may proceed immediately to negotiate with the Game and Fish Commission of the State of Louisiana to effectuate a reciprocity agreement with such commission providing that the current hunting and fishing licenses issued to hunters or fishermen of the respective states shall be accepted and recognized by the game and fish commissions of each of the states for the purpose of hunting for migratory water fowl or fishing by the hunters or fishermen of either state in the Pearl River between top bank and top bank along the course where the Pearl River forms a boundary line between the State of Louisiana and the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 49-7-137 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-137. Lease of certain state lands for hunting, fishing and conservation purposes

  The Department of Finance and Administration may lease for hunting, fishing and conservation purposes to the Quitman County Conservation League, Incorporated, a nonprofit domestic corporation, all wood lands owned by the State of Mississippi in Quitman County, Mississippi, and being a part of Camp "B" at the O'Keefe Farm of the Mississippi State Penitentiary.   Any such lease shall be for a period and term of not more than one (1) year, but the same may continue from year to year until terminated by one (1) of the parties thereto.   Any such lease shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Department of Finance and Administration and the Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi State Penitentiary and the same shall have no force and effect until approved in writing by said board of commissioners and may be terminated at the pleasure of the board of commissioners, or the Department of Finance and Administration.   Such lease shall provide that the use of such wood lands by the Quitman County Conservation League, Incorporated, shall be under the supervision of the commission. Any lease on this land shall provide that any citizen of this state shall be entitled to hunt and fish on these lands providing they shall comply with all laws and regulations pertaining to fishing and hunting and provided such person meets the membership qualifications and pays the membership fee in the amount of Three Dollars ($3.00) as set by the Quitman County Conservation League.
MS Code § 49-7-139 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-139. Seafoods excluded

 This chapter shall in no way abridge, affect or repeal any of the statutes, laws, or acts relating to or having reference to seafoods, oysters, saltwater fish, saltwater shrimp, diamond back terrapin, sea turtle, crabs or any other species of marine or saltwater animal life existing or living in the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi as set out in and covered by Chapter 15 of Title 49 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. None of the duties conferred on the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources under Chapter 15 of Title 49 shall be conferred upon or exercised in any way by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
MS Code § 49-7-140 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-140. Importation, release and transportation of wild hogs; prohibition; permit; penalties

  No person may import into the state or release into the wild, any live feral hog, wild swine or Russian Boar.   No person may transport on public roads or off of the property of record where captured or relocate within the state any live feral hog, wild swine or Russian Boar, except as permitted by the department.   For the purposes of this section, "feral hogs, wild swine or Russian Boar" are defined as any hog that is not a domesticated pet or livestock.   A violation of this section is a Class I violation punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141.     Wild hogs may be caught or trapped and transported within the State of Mississippi, with a permit, issued by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Wild hogs may not be released or removed alive from any mobile device or vehicle, except that wild hogs may be released alive for the purpose of slaughter into an enclosure no larger than five hundred (500) square feet in size and constructed in a manner that prevents the escape of any wild hog, or to a facility where the hog may be immediately prepared for slaughter. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of a hog transportation permit consistent with this subsection, provided that the authority to issue such a permit is based on the determination that the individuals, at the time of requesting such permit:   Does not have a history of repeat hunting offenses; or   Has not had his or her hunting privileges revoked.     Any person transporting a live wild hog within the State of Mississippi must first obtain from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, a live wild hog transportation permit, as provided above, for each wild hog being transported.   A violation of any regulation of the commission promulgated under the authority provided in this section shall be a Class I violation and punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141. In addition to the penalties provided therein, upon conviction, the violator shall forfeit all hunting, trapping and fishing privileges for a period of one (1) year from the date of conviction.     Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the lawful transport of domestic swine for customary and ordinary purposes of intrastate or interstate commerce, or agricultural practices.
MS Code § 49-7-143 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-143. Penalties; Class II violations

 Any person who has been convicted of a Class II violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than sixty (60) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 49-7-147 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-147. Interference with lawful taking of wildlife

  No person shall intentionally:   Interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of wildlife by another;   Attempt to disturb wildlife, or attempt to affect their behavior with the intent to prevent their lawful taking by another; or   Harass another person who is engaged in the lawful taking of wildlife or in the preparation for such taking.     Any person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a Class II violation, punishable as provided in Section 49-7-143, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 49-7-148 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|In General|§ 49-7-148. Access for hunters with disabilities; use of mobility related device

    The department shall provide hunters with disabilities access to hunting areas in public wildlife management areas under its jurisdiction.   The department shall allow the use of a mobility related device for an individual who is permanently physically disabled and meets one or more of the following criteria:   Is paraplegic or hemiplegic;   Is unable to ambulate and requires a wheelchair, walker, leg braces, prosthesis, canes or crutches for mobility.       The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for reasonable access and include a definition of "hunters with disabilities" as used in this section.
MS Code § 49-7-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Lifetime Sportsman License|§ 49-7-151. Creation of lifetime sportsman license and Mississippi Wildlife Endowment Fund

 Recognizing the inestimable importance to the state and its citizens of conserving the wildlife resources of Mississippi and recognizing the desires of many citizens who wish to make a lifetime contribution to preserve our rich legacy of wildlife resources for future generations, it is the intention of the Legislature to create a lifetime sportsman license and the Mississippi Wildlife Endowment Fund.
MS Code § 49-7-153 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Lifetime Sportsman License|§ 49-7-153. Lifetime sportsman and lifetime fishing licenses

  Any resident may purchase a lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license by filing an application in the office of the department. The license shall qualify the licensee to take all fish, game and fowl, except waterfowl, including deer and turkey, in the manner provided by law. The license shall also permit the licensee to hunt with primitive weapons and bow and arrow, and to fish in the public waters of the state, including the taking of crabs, oysters, shrimp and any saltwater fish authorized to be taken under a recreational license.   The department may issue a resident lifetime sportsman license at a fee to be determined by the commission at an amount not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a person thirteen (13) years of age or older and not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a person under thirteen (13) years of age. All lifetime licenses shall be issued from the office of the department. Each application for a lifetime license must be accompanied by a certified copy of the birth certificate of the individual to be named as the license holder, if the individual is twelve (12) years of age or under.   The commission shall establish proof of residency requirements for the purchase of a lifetime license, and shall also establish such restrictions on and regulations for lifetime licenses as it deems necessary and proper. An applicant for a resident lifetime license must have been domiciled in this state for eighteen (18) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of his application for a license. The burden of proving domicile shall be on the applicant.   The department may issue a native son or daughter nonresident lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license. The commission shall establish the fee, but the fee shall not be less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00). The applicant must provide a certified copy of the original birth certificate showing that the applicant was born in Mississippi and/or if the parents' address was in Mississippi at the time of birth as shown on the birth certificate or other documents and/or official documents reflect that one of said parents was on active military service outside the State of Mississippi at the time of said birth. Further, if the birth certificate of each parent reflects that each parent was born in the State of Mississippi, then any child born outside the State of Mississippi of those parents may be issued a nonresident lifetime sportsman license for the above set out fee.   Any materially false statement contained in an application for a lifetime license renders void the license issued pursuant to that application, and subjects the applicant to criminal prosecution under Section 49-7-45.   Nothing in this section exempts an applicant for a lifetime license from meeting other qualifications or requirements otherwise established by law for the privilege of hunting or fishing.
MS Code § 49-7-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Lifetime Sportsman License|§ 49-7-155. Wildlife Endowment Fund

  The commission is hereby authorized to establish a fund to be known as the Wildlife Endowment Fund to be deposited in an approved state depository and expended by appropriation approved by the Legislature as provided by law. The department shall deposit all proceeds from the sale of lifetime licenses into such fund. The interest obtained from any investment or deposit of monies in such fund shall be deposited by the commission into such fund. The commission shall invest the assets of the fund as provided by law.   The assets of the Wildlife Endowment Fund shall be derived from the proceeds of the sale of lifetime licenses authorized under Sections 49-7-151 through 49-7-155. The following limitations are placed on expenditures from the fund:   No expenditure shall be made from the principal of the Wildlife Endowment Fund;   The income earned and accruing from the investment of the Wildlife Endowment Fund shall be spent only in furthering the conservation of wildlife resources and the operations of the department in accomplishing the purposes of the department.
MS Code § 49-7-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-161. Definitions

 For purposes of Sections 49-7-161 through 49-7-173, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning described herein:   "Migratory waterfowl" means any wild goose, brant or wild duck.   "Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Stamp" means the state migratory waterfowl stamp or the electronic equivalent furnished by the commission.
MS Code § 49-7-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-163. Unlawful to hunt or take migratory waterfowl without stamp or electronic equivalent; validation of stamp or proof of purchase of electronic equivalent; issuance or sale of stamp or electronic equivalent

 It is unlawful for any person sixteen (16) years of age or older to hunt or take any migratory waterfowl within this state without first procuring a state migratory waterfowl stamp or its electronic equivalent and having the stamp or proof of purchase of the electronic equivalent in his possession while hunting or taking any migratory waterfowl. Any penalty for not having the stamp in possession while engaged in hunting or taking migratory waterfowl shall be waived if the person can verify purchase of a stamp prior to the date of the violation. Each stamp shall be validated by the signature of the licensee written across the face of the stamp or the proof of purchase of the electronic equivalent. The commission shall determine the form of the stamp and the electronic equivalent and shall furnish the stamps to bonded agents for issuance or sale in the same manner as other types of licenses or cause the electronic equivalent to accrue to the purchaser's benefit when purchasing a license from an automated point of sale vendor.
MS Code § 49-7-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-165. Fee for stamp

 The fee for each stamp issued under Sections 49-7-161 through 49-7-173 shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).
MS Code § 49-7-167 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-167. Disposition of revenues

 All revenue shall be used for projects approved by the commission for the purpose of protecting and propagating migratory waterfowl and for the development, restoration, maintenance or preservation of wetlands. Provided, however, that none of such funds shall be expended for administrative salaries.   The commission may enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations for the use of part of such funds outside the United States, if the commission finds that such contracts are necessary for carrying out the purposes of Sections 49-7-161 through 49-7-173.
MS Code § 49-7-169 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-169. Commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states

 The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states having a state migratory waterfowl stamp.
MS Code § 49-7-171 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-171. Ascertainment of acceptability of projects undertaken outside of state

 Before approving and allocating funds for a proposed project to be undertaken outside this state or outside the United States, the commission shall obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the government agency having jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project.
MS Code § 49-7-173 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Migratory Waterfowl Stamps|§ 49-7-173. Penalties

 Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 49-7-161 through 49-7-173 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
MS Code § 49-7-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Beaver Control Program|§ 49-7-201. Beaver and wild hog control program established; funding; county contributions; "participating landowner" defined

  There is established a beaver and wild hog control program which shall be developed by the Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board created in Section 49-7-203 and administered by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce with the advice of the board or administered by a federal agency or agencies under an agreement with the board for that purpose. The program shall be limited to the control or eradication of beavers and wild hogs only on private lands or public lands, excluding federally owned lands but including lands whereupon easements are granted to a federal entity. The board may employ any personnel as is necessary to implement its duties to administer the program and set the salary of the personnel subject to State Personnel Board guidelines.   Any state, local or private funds available to the board to fund the program shall be used to match federal funds available for such purpose. The board may execute any agreements with any agency of the federal government as are necessary to obtain federal matching funds to finance the beaver and wild hog control program. State funds may be expended for wild hog control only by a specific line-item appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose.   Nonfederal funds to help finance the program may be obtained by the board from the following sources:   Appropriations by the Legislature; state funds may be expended for wild hog control only by a specific line-item appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose.   Contributions from participating counties;   Charges on participating landowners; and/or   Contributions from any other sources for such purpose.       Any county in the state desiring to participate in the program during its fiscal year shall contribute an amount established by the Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board for such purpose from any funds available in its general fund. The amount established by the advisory board shall be the minimum annual contribution required for a county to participate in the program. The minimum required contribution must be approved by three-fourths (3/4) of the advisory board members present and voting. In addition, a county may contribute an amount in excess of the minimum required contribution for administration of the beaver and wild hog control program in that county from any revenues available. The board shall establish the due date for the payment of contributions by counties.   The sum of county contributions may be matched by nonfederal funds available to the state for the beaver and wild hog control program.     Participating landowner means any person, corporation or association owning land in this state and taking part in the beaver and wild hog control program.