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MS Code § 49-8-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-5. Animals inherently dangerous to humans

 The following wild animals are classed as animals inherently dangerous to humans:   Order Primates:   Family Pongidae (gibbons, orangutan, chimpanzees, siamangs and gorillas) - all species;   Family Cercopithecidae:   A. Genus Macaca (macaques) - all species;   B. Genus Papio (mandrills, drills and baboons) - all species;   C. Theropithecus Gelada (Gelada baboon);   Order Carnivora:   Family Canidae:   A. Genus Canis (wolves, jackals and dingos; all species, including crosses between wolves and domestic animals);   B. Chrysocyon brachyurus (maned wolf);   C. Cuon alpinus (red dog);   D. Lycaon pictus (African hunting dog);   Family Ursidae (bears) - all species;   Family Mustelidae - Gulo gulo (wolverine);   Family Hyaenidae (hyenas) - all species;   Family Felidae:   A. Genus Leo or Panthera or Neofelis (lions, tigers, jaguars and leopards) - all species;   B. Unica unica (snow leopard);   C. Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah);   D. Felis concolor (cougar) - all subspecies;   Order Proboscidae: Family Elephantidae (elephants) - all species;   Order Perissodactyla: Family Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses) - all species;   Order Artiodactyla:   Family Hippopotamidae - Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus);   Family Bovidae: Syncerus caffer (African buffalo).
MS Code § 49-8-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-7. Possession of wild animals prohibited; permit required; exemptions

    It is unlawful for a person to import, transfer, sell, purchase or possess any wild animal classified inherently dangerous by law or regulation unless that person holds a permit under paragraph (b) or is exempted under paragraph (c).     Any person who possesses a wild animal on May 1, 1997, may receive a fee-exempt temporary permit for that animal if the person applies by July 1, 1997. The temporary permit shall be valid until such time as the department notifies the person of the adoption of the regulations for wild animals and of the date the person must apply for an annual permit. After notification, the person shall apply for an annual permit.   A person must obtain a permit before that person takes possession of a wild animal. The applicant must comply with all the requirements of this chapter and the regulations promulgated by the commission to obtain the permit. Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant must provide proof of liability insurance in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for each wild animal up to a maximum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). An applicant shall have the burden of proving that any wild animals subject to this chapter are or will be imported, transferred, sold, purchased or possessed in compliance with this chapter and regulations.     Public zoos, university research facilities, governmental agencies, transient circuses and rehabilitation and sanctuary facilities may be exempted from having a permit if the exemption is approved by the commission.   Any permit issued under this chapter shall be valid for one (1) year and only for the species specified. A permit is required for each wild animal possessed. A permit for a female wild animal shall cover her progeny only while her progeny are physically dependant upon her or until her progeny are three (3) months old, whichever period is longer.       It is unlawful for any person to sell, transfer, deliver or give a wild animal classified as inherently dangerous to any other person unless the other person holds a permit for the wild animal or is exempt from holding a permit.   Owners of unpermitted wild animals who do not qualify for a permit to possess the wild animal shall dispose of the wild animal according to law or regulation within thirty (30) days of notification by the department. Each day of possession of the unpermitted wild animal after the thirty-day period constitutes a separate violation.
MS Code § 49-8-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-9. Powers and duties of commission

  The commission shall have the following powers and duties:   To prescribe the forms and types of permits;   To establish fees for each type of permit but no permit fee shall exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00);   To establish qualifications for applicants and require the applicant to furnish any information it deems necessary;   To exercise all powers necessary to implement a wild animal program.     The commission shall specify by regulation the requirements for cages, facilities, handling, sanitation, veterinary care, food and water necessary for the welfare of the wild animals and to ensure the safety of the public.
MS Code § 49-8-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-11. Powers and duties of department

 The department shall have the following powers and duties:   To issue or deny permits required by law or regulation;   To inspect and determine if the facilities, conditions and standards prescribed by law and regulation are sufficient for the safety of the public;   To place conditions on a permit to ensure compliance; and   To seize any wild animal possessed in violation of this chapter or regulations.
MS Code § 49-8-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-13. Inspections; notification of escape of wild animal

  Any person possessing wild animals shall allow, at reasonable times and without a search warrant, the department to inspect all wild animals, facilities and records relating to the wild animals to ensure compliance.   A permittee shall immediately notify the department and the local law enforcement agency of any escape of a wild animal.
MS Code § 49-8-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-15. Penalty

 A violation of this chapter is a Class I violation and is punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 49-8-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-17. Authority of counties and municipalities to regulate possession of wild animals

 Counties and municipalities may enact ordinances regulating or prohibiting the possession of wild animals if the ordinances are more stringent than this chapter or the regulations promulgated by the commission.
MS Code § 49-8-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 8 - Importation, Sale and Possession of Inherently Dangerous Wild Animals|§ 49-8-19. Chapter not applicable to certain livestock

 This chapter shall not apply to livestock regulated by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
MS Code § 49-9-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:   "Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Department" means the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Director" means the executive director of the department.   "Exporter" means a person, firm or corporation who buys or obtains mussels from mussel harvesters or buyers for export from Mississippi.   "Mussel," means and embraces the pearly fresh water mussel, clam, or naiad, and the shells thereof.   "Mussel Abatement Program" means the killing, destruction or permanent eradication of mussels which are attached to or are blocking water intake structures solely for the purpose of safeguarding mechanical equipment used in a company, commercial operation or farm and to maintain the continued safe operation of such water intake structures and mechanical equipment.
MS Code § 49-9-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-3. Mussels to be owned by state

 The ownership and title of all mussels found in or upon the fresh water bottoms within this state, is hereby declared to be vested in the state.
MS Code § 49-9-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-5. Unlawful to take; when

  It is unlawful for any person to take, catch or kill mussels by means of any kind of apparatus or in any manner whatsoever in any of the fresh waters of this state without first having secured a license or permit issued in accordance with this chapter.   It is unlawful for any person to take from any of the fresh waters of this state any kind of mussels in any manner for the purpose of culture or scientific investigation, without first obtaining a permit from the commission.   It is unlawful for any person to take mussels by means of dredges, drags or scoops, other than hand tongs.
MS Code § 49-9-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-7. License fees

 Any resident, except any company, commercial operation or farm which operates a mussel abatement program, desiring to catch, take or kill mussels in any of the fresh waters of this state except as provided for by subsection (2) of Section 49-9-5, shall apply to the commission, and pay a fee in the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any person desiring to purchase mussel shells as mussels in the shell shall apply to the commission accompanied by a fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). A nonresident desiring to catch, take or kill mussels in any fresh water of this state except as provided by subsection (2) of Section 49-9-5, shall apply to the commission, and pay a fee of not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). A nonresident from a state which does not issue a nonresident mussel license shall be prohibited from obtaining a nonresident license from this state.
MS Code § 49-9-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-9. License

 The director shall, upon receipt of the proper application provided for in Section 49-9-7, and the proper fee, issue a license to catch, take or kill mussels. All licenses issued shall be good from the date of issuance to the first day of July following such issuance. Licenses shall be consecutively numbered as issued and a record shall be kept thereof in the office of the department. Such license shall state whether it is a resident or a nonresident license, the address of the licensee, and the amount paid for the license. The license shall also state what waters have been closed to the capture of mussels by the commission. Every person while taking, catching or killing mussels shall have such license in his possession and shall exhibit the same when requested to do so by an authorized officer.
MS Code § 49-9-10 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-10. Exporters to pay severance fees; surety bonds

 Any exporter shall pay to the department a severance fee of an amount not to exceed one-tenth (1/10) of the value of the shells. The severance fee payments shall be made on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the commission. The exporter shall file a surety bond of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with the department.
MS Code § 49-9-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-11. Deposit of collected monies in game and fish protection fund

 The executive director shall keep a record of all applications and licenses issued by him and on the first day of each month shall deposit all monies collected under this chapter into the Game and Fish Protection fund. All monies thus collected and deposited shall be used to administer the mussel program by the department and the executive director for the enforcement of this chapter, and the game and fish laws of this state, for propagation and for biological investigation, and such other investigations as may be necessary.
MS Code § 49-9-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-13. Regulation of mussel beds; taking of mussels; notice

 The commission shall make such requirements and regulations governing the operations of boats and equipment in the taking of mussels as it may deem best for the proper enforcement of this chapter. To prevent the depletion of the mussel beds and to insure proper propagation of the mussels, the commission may close any beds to operators at any time and for such length of time as it deems necessary. During such closed season on any bed, no one shall take mussels therefrom. When an order is issued closing any mussel bed, notice shall be given as required by law.
MS Code § 49-9-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-15. Hearings; notice; rules and regulations

 The commission shall set hearings at such times and places, after having given thirty (30) days notice thereof by publication in some newspaper published in the State of Mississippi of general circulation within the state, at which hearings evidence shall be received in regard to the operation of boats and equipment in the taking of mussels in the fresh waters of this state. After such hearings, the commission shall issue reasonable rules and regulations in regard to same, and if the evidence so indicates, shall, in order to prevent the depletion of mussel beds and to insure the proper propagation of mussels, adopt such regulations as it deems necessary.
MS Code § 49-9-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 9 - Mussels|§ 49-9-17. Penalties

 Any person, firm, or corporation, violating this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined twice the fee for the required license, or be imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both, and shall forfeit any license issued by the department for a period of not less than twelve (12) consecutive months from the date of conviction. Any violator whose license has been revoked and who is apprehended for taking mussels during the twelve-month period of revocation shall be imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months.
MS Code § 49-10-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 10 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 49-10-1. Enactment; provisions of compact

 The Wildlife Violator Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Mississippi with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows:
MS Code § 49-10-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 10 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 49-10-3. Penalties for violations by person whose hunting privileges are suspended under compact

 It is unlawful for any person whose license, privilege, or right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife, having been suspended or revoked pursuant to this article, to exercise that right or privilege within this state or to purchase or possess such a license which grants such right or privilege. Any person who hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or transports wildlife in this state or who purchases or possesses a license to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this state in violation of such suspension or revocation pursuant to this compact shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months or both.
MS Code § 49-10-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 10 - Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 49-10-5. Rules and regulations to be made and published by Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

 The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the Wildlife Violator Compact.
MS Code § 49-11-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-1. Definitions

 For purposes of this chapter:   "Commission" means the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Department" means the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   "Operator" means a person licensed to operate a shooting preserve or a commercial wildlife enclosure.
MS Code § 49-11-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-3. Persons to whom operating licenses may be issued; area and other requirements; regulatory authority

  The department may issue operating licenses to any person, partnership, association or corporation for the operation of shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures that meet the following requirements and any applicable regulations:   Each shooting preserve shall contain a minimum of one hundred (100) acres in one (1) tract of leased or owned land (including water area, if any) and shall be restricted to not more than six hundred forty (640) contiguous acres (including water area, if any), except that preserves confined to the releasing of ducks only may be authorized to operate with a minimum of fifty (50) contiguous acres (including water area).   The boundaries of each shooting preserve shall be clearly defined and posted with signs erected at intervals of three hundred (300) feet or less.   Each commercial wildlife enclosure shall contain a minimum of three hundred (300) acres in one (1) tract of leased or owned land (including water area, if any). No commercial wildlife enclosure shall be constructed in such a manner as to allow ingress of native wild animals without providing means of egress.   The preserve or enclosure must be privately owned and operated.     The commission may issue any rules or regulations necessary to regulate shooting preserves and commercial wildlife enclosures and to enforce this chapter.   The commission may regulate the hunting of nonnative cervids within a commercial wildlife enclosure, and the department may enter such enclosure as provided under Section 49-11-25 and enforce such regulations.
MS Code § 49-11-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-5. Fees for shooting preserve and commercial wildlife enclosure licenses

 The fee for a shooting preserve license or a commercial wildlife enclosure license shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year for the first three hundred (300) acres of shooting preserve area or commercial wildlife enclosure area, and Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year for each additional one hundred (100) acres or parts thereof.
MS Code § 49-11-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-7. License to indicate whether preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure is open to public; records of department

 Each license issued by the department shall designate whether or not the preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure is open to the public on a commercial basis, or is restricted to a membership or other limited group. In the latter case, the license shall specify that the area is a restricted shooting preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure. The department shall maintain accurate listings of the names and addresses of the licensees and the location of the property. These lists shall be made available in their entirety to anyone requesting a copy, and shall specify whether the preserves or enclosures are public or private.
MS Code § 49-11-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-9. Chapter and license hereunder to be supplemental and additional

 This chapter is supplemental and in addition to any other laws on related subject matters. Any license required under this chapter is in addition to any other licenses which may be required for commercial raising and sale of game birds or for the raising of game birds for propagation.
MS Code § 49-11-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-13. Hunting season

 The season for shooting preserves shall be for a period of seven (7) months beginning October 1 and ending April 30, except as further restricted by the operator.
MS Code § 49-11-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-15. Game which may be hunted; authority of commission

  Artificially propagated pheasants, quail, chukar partridges, mallards and black ducks, and any game bird authorized by the commission are the only game which may be hunted on shooting preserves under this chapter.   Mallards and black ducks released on a shooting preserve must have a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole punched in the outer web of the right foot before the birds attain the age of six (6) weeks.   The commission is authorized to specify the species of non-native wild game that may be released or hunted in commercial wildlife enclosures.
MS Code § 49-11-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-17. Recovery of released game

 The operating licenses issued by the department shall entitle licensees, and their guests or customers, to recover the total number of each species of game released on the premises each year.
MS Code § 49-11-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-19. Authority of operators restrictions

 Operators may establish shooting limitations and restrictions on the age, sex and number of each species of released game that may be taken by each person.
MS Code § 49-11-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-21. Harvesting of wild game on shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures

 Any native wild game found on shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures may be harvested only in accordance with applicable game and hunting laws and regulations issued by the commission or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
MS Code § 49-11-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 11 - Private Shooting Preserves|§ 49-11-23. Certificate issued to hunter or person leaving preserve with harvested game

 The operator shall furnish and issue a consecutively numbered certificate to any hunter or person leaving with harvested game. The certificate shall bear the license number and name of the shooting preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure or its licensed operator. The certificate shall contain the person's name, address, date of issuance and number and species of harvested game in possession. The certificate must remain with the harvested game until the game is prepared for consumption.