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MS Code § 49-7-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Beaver Control Program|§ 49-7-203. Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board created; composition of board; compensation of members; duties, responsibilities and authority of board

  There is created the Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board which shall be composed of the administrative heads of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, State Forestry Commission, Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi Department of Transportation and Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Services, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, the Executive Vice President of Delta Council and the President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. In addition, the board shall include, as advisory, and nonvoting members:   The Chairmen of the House and Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees;   The Chairmen of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees; and   One (1) at-large member of the House and Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.     The board shall elect a chairman from among its members, who shall preside over meetings.   The members of the board shall serve without compensation but all members of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, including mileage as authorized by law.   The board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:   To adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business;   To develop a beaver and wild hog control program to be administered by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or by any agency or agencies under an agreement with the board for that purpose;   To designate the areas of the state having the greatest need for beaver and wild hog control or eradication and establish a list of priority areas on an annual basis;   To establish, assess and collect any fees charged to participating landowners; and   To function in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or any agency or agencies administering the beaver and wild hog control program.     The board shall have the authority to develop any programs and implement any regulations and policies. The board may develop what it deems necessary to address beaver and wild hog control within the state.
MS Code § 49-7-253 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Forfeiture of Property for Violation of Fish and Game Laws|§ 49-7-253. Time to file answer; failure to file; time for hearing; burden of proof; evidence at hearing; decision

  Except as otherwise provided in Section 49-7-257, an owner of property that has been seized pursuant to Section 49-7-103, 49-15-21(2) or 59-21-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall file an answer within thirty (30) days after the completion of service of process. If an answer is not filed, the court shall hear evidence that the property is subject to forfeiture and forfeit the property to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the local law enforcement agency. If an answer is filed, a time for hearing on forfeiture shall be set within thirty (30) days of filing the answer or at the succeeding term of court, if court would not be in progress within thirty (30) days after filing the answer. Provided, however, that upon request by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the local law enforcement agency or the owner of the property, the court may postpone said forfeiture hearing to a date past the time any criminal action is pending against said owner.   If the owner of the property has filed an answer denying that the property is subject to forfeiture, then the burden is on the petitioner to prove that the property is subject to forfeiture. However, if an answer has not been filed by the owner of the property, the petition for forfeiture may be introduced into evidence and is prima facie evidence that the property is subject to forfeiture. The standard of proof placed upon the petitioner in regard to property forfeited under the provisions of this article shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.   At the hearing any claimant of any right, title or interest in the property may prove his lien, encumbrance, security interest or other interest in the nature of a security interest to be bona fide and created without knowledge or consent that the property was to be used so as to cause the property to be subject to forfeiture.   If it is found that the property is subject to forfeiture, then the judge shall forfeit the property to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the local law enforcement agency. However, if proof at the hearing discloses that the interest of any bona fide lienholder, secured party, other person holding an interest in the property in the nature of a security interest is greater than or equal to the present value of the property, the court shall order the property released to him. If such interest is less than the present value of the property and if the proof shows that the property is subject to forfeiture, the court shall order the property forfeited to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the local law enforcement agency.
MS Code § 49-7-257 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Forfeiture of Property for Violation of Fish and Game Laws|§ 49-7-257. Administrative forfeiture procedures for certain property

  When any property the value of which does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), is seized pursuant to Section 49-7-103, 49-15-21(2) or 59-21-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, the property may be forfeited by the administrative forfeiture procedures provided for in this section.   The attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice of intention to forfeit the seized property administratively, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all persons who are required to be notified pursuant to Section 49-7-251(2).   In the event that notice of intention to forfeit the seized property administratively cannot be given as provided in subsection (2) of this section because of refusal, failure to claim, insufficient address or any other reason, the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall provide notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurred for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.   Notice pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall include the following information:   A description of the property;   The approximate value of the property;   The date and place of the seizure;   The connection between the property and the violation of the Game and Fish Law, as set forth in Section 49-7-103, Mississippi Code of 1972;   The instructions for filing a request for judicial review; and   A statement that the property will be forfeited to the seizing law enforcement agency if a request for judicial review is not timely filed.     Persons claiming an interest in the seized property may initiate judicial review of the seizure and proposed forfeiture by filing a request for judicial review with the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the certified letter or within thirty (30) days after the first publication of notice, whichever is applicable.   If no request for judicial review is timely filed, the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall prepare a written declaration of forfeiture of the subject property and the forfeited property shall be used, distributed or disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 49-7-255.   Upon receipt of a timely request for judicial review, the attorney for the seizing law enforcement agency shall promptly file a petition for forfeiture and proceed as provided in Section 49-7-251.
MS Code § 49-7-301 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Hunting Incidents in Which Use of Weapon Causes Injury or Death to a Person|§ 49-7-301. Implied consent to chemical test of certain bodily substances for presence of alcohol or other drugs; validity of chemical analysis; who may take bodily substance specimens

  Any person who exercises the privilege of hunting in this state shall be deemed to have given implied consent to a chemical test of his blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol or any other drug if the person is involved in a hunting incident in which his use of a weapon caused an injury or death to a person.   For the chemical analysis of the person's blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance to be considered valid under this section, the analysis must have been performed according to the requirements established in Section 63-11-19.   When a person undergoes a chemical test at the request of a law enforcement officer, only a physician, registered nurse, laboratory technician, emergency medical technician, or other qualified person may draw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol or drug content therein. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or urine specimens. No physician, registered nurse, laboratory technician, emergency medical technician or other qualified person shall incur any civil liability as a result of the medically proper taking of the blood specimens when requested by a law enforcement officer.
MS Code § 49-7-303 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Hunting Incidents in Which Use of Weapon Causes Injury or Death to a Person|§ 49-7-303. Revocation or suspension of hunting license where use of weapon by person with specified alcohol concentration causes serious injury or death to another person; admissibility of chemical test results in civil or criminal actions; hunter education course required for restoration of hunting privileges

  A person involved in a hunting incident in which his use of a weapon caused a serious bodily injury or death to another person and who has an alcohol concentration of eight one-hundredths percent (.08%) or more based on specified levels in Section 63-11-30, or is under the influence of any drug or controlled substance, shall have his hunting privileges revoked or suspended for two (2) years, in addition to any other punishment imposed. The chemical test must have been administered within three (3) hours after the hunting incident.   If a person refuses to submit to the test at the request of a law enforcement officer, then none shall be given. The hunting privileges of a person who refuses the test shall be suspended for four (4) years. The law enforcement officer shall inform the person that his refusal to submit to a test is admissible in court and that his hunting privileges will be revoked or suspended for four (4) years.   The results of such tests and the refusal to submit to a test shall be admissible in any civil or criminal action arising out of the hunting incident in which the person was involved.   Any person whose hunting privileges are revoked or suspended under this section shall be required to complete an approved hunter education course before hunting privileges may be restored.
MS Code § 49-7-305 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Hunting Incidents in Which Use of Weapon Causes Injury or Death to a Person|§ 49-7-305. Hunting incident reports

  Hunting incident reports shall be exempt from disclosure or dissemination under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-29-1.   Upon written request of any person involved in the hunting incident, the representative of his estate, the surviving spouse or surviving next of kin, the commission may disclose to the requesting party or the requestor's legal counsel or insurance representative any information contained in the report.   The commission shall charge a minimum reproduction fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) plus any other costs associated with the request for the report.
MS Code § 49-7-351 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 7 - Hunting and Fishing|Wounded Warrior Special Programs|§ 49-7-351. Wounded warrior special programs: establishment of special seasons within wildlife management areas and refuges for hunting, fishing and other recreational activities for eligible veterans and active duty service members

  The purpose of this section is to honor wounded veterans and active duty service members by providing hunting, fishing and other recreational opportunities for them in state wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges.   As used in this section, the term:   "Active duty" means full-time duty in the Armed Forces, Reserves or National Guard during wartime service as defined by the United States Congress.   "Armed Forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard.   "National Guard" means the Army National Guard and the Air Force National Guard of the United States.   "Reserves" means the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve.     The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may designate an area or areas or establish special seasons within wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges for hunting, fishing and other recreational activities for eligible veterans and active duty service members to be known as "Wounded Warrior Special Programs."   The designated areas or special seasons shall be open to a person who:   Is an active duty member of the Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserves and has a combat-related physical injury as determined by the member's branch of service; or   Is a veteran member of the Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserves who served on active duty during a period of war as defined by the United States Congress, and:   Has a service-connected physical disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or   Was discharged or released from military service because of a physical disability acquired or aggravated while serving on active duty during a period of war.       The department may allow one (1) person to accompany an eligible veteran or active duty service member who requires assistance to hunt, fish or participate in the recreational activity.   The commission may adopt any rules and regulations deemed necessary to administer this section.
MS Code § 49-15-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-1. Public policy of the state as to seafood laws

 As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state shall be to recognize the need for a concerted effort to work toward the protection, propagation and conservation of its seafood and aquatic life in connection with the revitalization of the seafood industry of the State of Mississippi, which is one of the state's major economic resources and affords a livelihood to thousands of its citizens; and in this connection, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a modern, sound, comprehensive and workable law to be administered by specialists, who are vested with full and ample authority to take such action as may be necessary in order to help protect, conserve and revitalize seafood life in the State of Mississippi; it being at all times remembered that all of the wild aquatic life found in the waters of the State of Mississippi and on the bottoms of such waters, until taken therefrom in the manner hereinafter prescribed, is recognized as the property of the State of Mississippi because of its very nature, as well as because of the great value of the state of the aquatic life for food and other necessary purposes.
MS Code § 49-15-1.1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-1.1. Assent to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act

 The State of Mississippi hereby assents to the provisions of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act [16 USCS Section 699 et seq.] and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act [16 USCS Section 777 et seq.]. The Commission on Marine Resources may perform any acts as may be necessary to ensure the conservation of fish and marine life. Revenue from saltwater license sales shall be controlled only by the Department of Marine Resources and used only when exercising responsibilities specific to the management of the state's fish and marine resources for which the department has authority under state law.
MS Code § 49-15-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-2. Standards for fishery conservation and management; fishery management plans

 Any fishery management plan, and any regulation promulgated to implement that plan or promulgated under the state seafood laws, shall be consistent with the following standards for fishery conservation and management:   Conservation and management measures shall be based upon the best scientific information available;   If it becomes necessary to allocate or assign fishing privileges among various fishermen, that allocation shall be (i) fair and equitable to those fishermen, (ii) reasonably calculated to promote conservation, and (iii) carried out in a manner that no particular individual, corporation or other entity acquires an excessive share of the privileges;   Conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, consider efficiency in the utilization of fishery resources, but no measure shall have economic allocation as its sole purpose;   Conservation and management measures shall take into account and allow for variations among, and contingencies in, fisheries, fishery resources, and catches;   Conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, minimize costs and avoid unnecessary duplication;   Conservation and management measures shall, consistent with the conservation requirements of this state (including the prevention of overfishing and rebuilding of overfished stocks), take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to (i) provide for the sustained participation of the communities, and (ii) to the extent practicable, minimize adverse economic impacts on those communities;   Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, (i) minimize bycatch, and (ii) to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize the mortality of that bycatch; and   Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea.
MS Code § 49-15-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-3. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:   "Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources.   "Department" means the Department of Marine Resources.   "Domicile" means a person's principal or primary place of abode in which a person's habitation is fixed and to which the person, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure of absence therefrom, regardless of the duration of the absence. The burden of proving domicile in the State of Mississippi shall be on the person claiming that status. A person holding a current driver's license shall be deemed to be domiciled within the state issuing the license. If a person does not hold a current driver's license the following evidence may be considered in establishing, but is not necessarily determinative of domicile: residence for income or other tax purposes, homestead exemption receipt or other means prescribed by the commission. In the case of minors, domicile of the parents shall be used as evidence of the minor's domicile.   "Game fish" means cobia, also known as ling or lemonfish (rachycentron canadum). The cobia is classified as game fish.   "Illegal oysters" means:   All untagged shell stock;   Shell oysters obtained from uncertified shops or dealers or from an unlicensed catcher;   Oysters obtained from waters not declared safe and sanitary by the department, except those oysters caught by the commission for re-laying or under private leases pursuant to Section 49-15-27;   Shucked oysters obtained from uncertified shops or repackers.   "Inspector" means the chief inspector, the assistant chief inspector, deputy inspector, bureau director and certified enforcement officer employed by the department.   "Natural reefs" means any bottom under the jurisdiction of the commission of one or more acres on which oysters grow naturally, or have grown naturally, in a quantity sufficient to warrant commercial fishing as a means of livelihood, or have been used in such a manner within a period of ten (10) years next preceding the time the bottoms may come up for determination by the commission.   "Resident" means a person, firm or corporation that is domiciled in this state.   "Seafood" means all oysters, saltwater fish, saltwater shrimp, diamondback terrapin, sea turtle, crabs and all other species of marine or saltwater animal life existing or living in the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi.   "Tonging reefs" means any bottom under the jurisdiction of the commission designated by the commission as an area in which oysters may be taken by use of hand tongs, as provided in Section 49-15-39.
MS Code § 49-15-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-5. All seafoods initially the property of the state

 All seafoods existing or living in waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi not held in private ownership legally acquired, and all beds and bottoms of rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds and inlets bordering on or connecting with the Gulf of Mexico or Mississippi Sound within such territorial jurisdiction, including all oysters and other shell fish and parts thereof grown thereon, either naturally or cultivated, shall be, continue, and remain the property of the State of Mississippi, to be held in trust for the people thereof until title thereto shall be legally divested in the manner and form hereinafter authorized, and the same shall be under the exclusive control of the commission until the right of private ownership shall vest therein as hereinafter provided.
MS Code § 49-15-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology|Chapter 15 - Seafood|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-15-7. Oyster, clam, cay shells and other shells declared to be property of state

 All shells of dead oysters, clams and other shellfish; and all of the oyster shells, clam shells, mussel shells, dead reef shells, and cay shells, being upon or under the bottom of, or under the tidewaters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi, and all beds, banks and accumulations of such shells within such territorial jurisdiction on or under the bottoms of such waters, or surrounded by such waters, being the property of the State of Mississippi are hereby further declared to be the property of the State of Mississippi under the jurisdiction of the commission.