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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58 - Temporary moratorium on importation of elk, red deer, mule deer, black-tailed deer and other cervids designated as susceptible to chronic wasting disease; penalties; authority of commission

(1)
(a)
In addition to the ban on importing white-tailed deer under Section
49-7-54
, there is hereby imposed a temporary moratorium on the importation of elk, red deer, mule deer, black-tailed deer and other cervids designated as susceptible to chronic wasting disease by the State Veterinarian and crosses of any such animals into the State of Mississippi. The moratorium on importing such animals shall end upon the adoption of chronic wasting disease regulations by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b)
Any person who possesses, buys, imports or transports any cervid that has been imported in the state in violation of the moratorium shall be subject to a Class I penalty under Section
49-7-141
. Any person that imports any exotic animal into the state in violation of entry requirements or regulations of the Board of Animal Health or the Department of Wildlife shall be subject to a Class I penalty under Section
49-7-141
. A second or subsequent violation under this section shall be punished by the maximum fine under Section
49-7-141
. The agency issuing a permit for cervids or exotic animals within an enclosure shall revoke the permit of any person found in violation of the moratorium. If any cervid in an enclosure tests positive for chronic wasting disease or if any cervids within the enclosure have been imported from an area diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, then all cervids in the enclosure shall be deemed a threat to native wildlife and to public health and may be killed and disposed of by the state.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the Board of Animal Health, the State Veterinarian, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to consult and coordinate efforts on matters related to chronic wasting disease, the prevention of the introduction of chronic wasting disease in the state and to ensure the health and safety of the public and wildlife.
(3)
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have plenary authority in matters related to the importation of white-tailed deer, white-tailed deer in enclosures, and prevention of the introduction of chronic wasting disease into the native wildlife population.
Laws, 2003, ch. 516, § 2; Laws, 2007, ch. 516, § 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.1 - Regulation of enclosures preventing free egress of white-tailed deer

(1)
The owner of any enclosure containing white-tailed deer that prevents the free egress of white-tailed deer from the enclosed area shall notify and register with the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The person shall give his name, the location of the enclosure, the acreage within the enclosure, and whether any deer have been imported into the state and placed in the enclosure, and any other information required by the Commissioner on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(2)
Persons who constructed an enclosure prior to July 1, 2003, shall have until January 1, 2004, to notify and provide the information required under this section. The person shall use acceptable hunting and wildlife management practices as may be determined by the department.
(3)
The owner of such an enclosure shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for the testing of white-tailed deer harvested within an enclosure, or whose death was due to causes other than hunting activity, as required by Section
49-7-58.6
. If chronic wasting disease is diagnosed within five (5) miles of the enclosure, the owner of such enclosure shall allow department personnel to enter the enclosure to utilize the best collection methods possible to obtain tissue samples for testing. If chronic wasting disease is diagnosed within the enclosure, the owner shall work with the commission to determine a solution for containing the disease within the enclosure; however, the commission shall not declare surrounding or adjoining properties within a five (5) mile radius of the enclosure a CWD Management Zone, until chronic wasting disease is positively detected within such radius on these surrounding or adjoining properties.
(4)
Violations of this section shall be punishable as provided in Section
49-7-58.6
.
Laws, 2003, ch. 516, § 7; Laws, 2007, ch. 516, § 3, eff. 7/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 426, HB 382,§ 3, eff. 4/9/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 307, SB 2722,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.2 - Program of inspecting, monitoring, testing and preventing chronic wasting disease

(1)
The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall develop and implement a program for inspecting, monitoring, testing and preventing chronic wasting disease. The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall promulgate rules and regulations to effect the sampling of deer harvested, or dying from, nonhunting related causes, within an enclosure. If chronic wasting disease is diagnosed in white-tailed deer within an enclosure, the department is authorized to use methods authorized by the commission and enter the enclosure to determine a solution for containing the disease within the enclosure. If chronic wasting disease is diagnosed within five (5) miles of the enclosure, the department is authorized to enter the enclosure and utilize the best collection methods available to obtain tissue samples. If chronic wasting disease is detected within an enclosure, the commission shall not declare surrounding or adjoining properties within a five (5) mile radius of the enclosure a CWD Management Zone, until chronic wasting disease is positively detected within such radius on these surrounding or adjoining properties.
(2)
If a live test for chronic wasting disease is developed, the department is authorized to conduct such tests on white-tailed deer within any enclosure.
Laws, 2003, ch. 516, § 8, eff. 4/19/2003.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 426, HB 382,§ 4, eff. 4/9/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 307, SB 2722,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.3 - Regulation of hunting of nonnative cervids in noncommercial wildlife enclosures

(1)
The commission may regulate the hunting of nonnative cervids in noncommercial wildlife enclosures, and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may enforce such regulations and laws in the same manner as commercial wildlife enclosures as provided in Section
49-11-25
.
(2)
A violation of this section is a Class I violation and punishable as provided in Section
49-7-141
.
Laws, 2003, ch. 516, § 10; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2005, ch. 530, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 399, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 523, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 326, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 422, § 1, eff. 4/18/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 305, HB 391, 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.4 - Regulation of commercial and noncommercial wild animal enclosures and facilities preventing free ingress and egress of native and nonnative cervids

(1)
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have plenary power to regulate all commercial and noncommercial wild animal enclosures in order to conserve and protect native wildlife for all citizens to enjoy and to protect our recreational economy dependent on native wildlife resources.
(2)
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall regulate any facility that prevents the free ingress and egress of native or nonnative cervids as the same are defined by the commission. The commission may promulgate rules and regulations requiring the issuance of permits and the payment of a reasonable fee therefor. Regulations promulgated under this authority must have a majority vote of the commission to be adopted.
Laws, 2006, ch. 601, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 523, § 2; Laws, 2012, ch. 326, § 2, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 305, HB 391, 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 426, HB 382,§ 5, eff. 4/9/2021.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 307, SB 2722,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-58.6 - Testing of certain white-tailed deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD)

(1)
(a)
White-tailed deer harvested within any enclosure shall be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
(b)
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring the annual submission of viable samples from harvested deer for chronic wasting disease testing. Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require a minimum submission from inside a high-fenced enclosure representing at least one (1) deer per each two hundred (200) acres of land under fence.
(c)
In addition to samples submitted from deer harvested within an enclosure, to the extent possible, enclosure owner/operators shall submit viable samples collected from any deer that dies inside an enclosure from causes other than being harvested by hunting, for chronic wasting disease testing.
Samples collected from deer whose death occurred for reasons other than hunting shall count toward the total number of required samples.
(2)
If chronic wasting disease is detected within an enclosure, as defined in Section
49-7-58.1
, the commission shall not declare surrounding or adjoining properties within a five (5) mile radius of the enclosure a CWD Management Zone, until chronic wasting disease is positively detected within such radius on these surrounding or adjoining properties.
(3)
Failure to submit samples pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission shall be a violation of those regulations. A first violation of such regulations shall be punishable by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each second or subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 426, HB 382,§ 1, eff. 4/9/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-59 - Hours for hunting

(1)
It is unlawful for any person to hunt any wild animal or wild bird during the night from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, either with or without the use of a light, except:
(a)
Beavers, bobcats, fox, opossums, nutria and raccoons; and
(b)
Coyotes by a landowner, agricultural leaseholder or his designated agent on lands owned or leased by the owner or leaseholder.
(2)
The commission shall prescribe the weapons that may be used to hunt game under this section.
(3)
A violation of this section is a Class II violation and is punishable as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
Codes, 1942, § 5893; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1968, ch. 260, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 516; Laws, 1985, ch. 452, § 14; Laws, 1996, ch. 486, § 4; Laws, 2005, ch. 373, § 3, eff. 3/15/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-61 - Hunting on Sabbath

If any person shall hunt within one-fourth (1/4) mile of any church on Sunday while worship services are being held, he shall, on conviction be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 229; 1871, § 2683; 1880, § 2952; 1892, § 1294; 1906, § 1369; Hemingway's 1917, § 1105; 1930, § 1134; 1942, § 2371; Laws, 1983, ch. 356, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-63 - Use of traps, nets, etc., prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to capture wild fowl or game birds by the use of traps, nets or other contrivances, except as provided by this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 5894; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-65 - Unlawful to hunt, when

Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, take, kill, wound or capture, or attempt to hunt, trap, take, kill, wound or capture any fur-bearing animals except during the open season prescribed by law or regulation. However, mink may be hunted with dogs during the season for taking of fur-bearing animals on payment of trapper's license fee by person so hunting mink with dogs.
Codes, 1942, § 5888; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1954, ch. 176, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 489, § 2, eff. 7/1/2005.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 514, HB 1005, 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-67 - Unlawful to sell, when

It shall be unlawful for any person to buy, sell or offer for sale the pelt of any fur-bearing animal knowing that the same has been unlawfully taken.
Codes, 1942, § 5889; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-68 - Unlawful to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting; penalties

(1)
For purposes of this section:
(a)
"Computer-assisted remote hunting" means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment or software to remotely control the aiming and discharge of archery equipment, firearms or primitive firearms to take any game animal or bird.
(b)
"Facility for computer-assisted remote hunting" means the real property and improvements on the property to facilitate computer-assisted remote hunting.
(2)
(a)
It is unlawful for a person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting.
(b)
It is unlawful for a person to provide or operate a facility for computer-assisted remote hunting if the game animal or bird being hunted is located in this state.
(3)
A person violating this section is guilty of a Class I offense and shall be punished as provided under Section
49-7-141
. Each game animal or bird killed in the violation of this section is a separate offense.
Laws, 2006, ch. 418, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-69 - Use of explosives and chemicals prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person in the taking or killing of fur-bearing animals or fish to use poison, explosives or chemicals of any description.
Codes, 1942, § 5890; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-71 - Unlawful to disturb traps

It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb the traps of another or to take any fur-bearing animals from them unless specifically authorized by the owner and any person so doing shall be guilty of larceny, or trespass as the case may be, and punishable as provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 5891, Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-73 - Unlawful to disturb nests or eggs

It shall be unlawful to needlessly disturb or to destroy the nests of birds or their eggs. A violation of this section is a Class II violation and is punishable as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
Codes, 1942, § 5895: Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1985, ch. 452 § 15, eff. 7/1/1985.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-75 - Unlawful to fire woods, when

It shall be unlawful during the nesting season of game birds for any person to set fire to the woods or fields other than on his own premises for the purpose of driving wild animals or birds out of fields or forests.
Codes, 1942, § 5896; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-77 - Game protected during high water or fire

It shall be unlawful to hunt, trap, take, frighten, or kill game or fur-bearing animals forced out of their natural habitat by high water or fire until they have been permitted to return to such habitat by recession of such water, or the extinguishing of such fire.
All quail shall be protected from all hunting when the ground is covered by snow or when forced out of their natural habitat by high water or fire until they have been permitted to return to such habitat by the recession of such water or the extinguishing of such fire.
Codes, 1942, § 5898; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, ch. 221; Laws, 1964, ch. 232, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-78 - Canned hunts prohibited

For purposes of this section, the term "canned hunts" means the practice of providing a hunting opportunity under controlled conditions in which native game animals hunted may not have a reasonable opportunity to avoid the hunter. Canned hunts are prohibited in the state. The commission shall adopt regulations it deems necessary to prohibit and control such hunts. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of private shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures as authorized by statute.
Laws, 2002, ch. 360, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-79 - Unlawful to hunt on lands of others, when

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly enter the lands of another without the permission of, or without being accompanied by, the landowner or the lessee of the land, or the agent of such landowner or lessee, to hunt, fish, shoot, or trap on the lands or leases of another .
(2)
Any person convicted of violating subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Upon conviction of any person for a second or subsequent offense, with the offenses being committed within five (5) years of the last offense, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
(3)
Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under subsection (1) of this section, the offenses being committed within a five-year period, shall also forfeit all hunting, trapping, and fishing privileges for a period of one-year. Such person shall pay a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to have his or her privileges restored.
(4)
Any animal, bird, fish, or parts thereof, that have been unlawfully taken or possessed in violation of subsection (1) of this section shall be seized by a law enforcement officer and disposed of by the department, or under its direction.
(5)
In addition to any fine or penalty assessed due to a violation of this section, a person convicted of violating subsection (1) of this section shall also pay restitution to the landowner of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), for each animal, bird, fish, or parts thereof, taken or possessed in violation of this section. The total amount of restitution authorized by this paragraph shall be paid to the landowner; and shall not exceed an aggregate total of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) regardless of the number of animals unlawfully taken or possessed in violation of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 5899; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 517, HB 1208,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-80 - Releasing aquatic species or animals not indigenous to Mississippi without permit

No person shall stock, place, release or cause to be released into any of the public waters of the state any aquatic species without first obtaining a permit from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. No person shall release or cause to be released within this state, any animal not indigenous to Mississippi without first obtaining a permit from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The department may issue or deny a permit after it completes a study of the species to determine any detrimental effect the species might have on the environment.
The department shall establish and maintain a list of approved, restricted and prohibited species and establish rules governing importation, possession, sale and escape of those species.
This section shall not prohibit the practice of catch and release of native fish species or the release of native fish bait species.
A person violating this section is guilty of Class I violation and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-141
.
Laws, 1998, ch. 360, § 1, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-83 - Unlawful not to return to water game fish taken by net

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to return to the water, immediately, any game fish taken by net or seines or other contrivances used for the taking of fish not classified as game fish.
Codes, 1942, § 5902; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1938, ch. 178; Laws, 1942, ch. 250; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-85 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1985, ch. 379, § 1, eff. 3/21/1985.
Codes, 1942, § 5902,5; Laws, 1952, ch. 190, §§ 1-4; 1954; Laws, 1954, ch. 169; Laws, 1968, ch. 261, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-87 - Fish, sale of, unlawful, when

(1)
It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or exchange any game fish enumerated in this chapter whether taken within or coming from without the state.
(2)
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce may issue a permit to the owner of a private pond to sell fish grown or cultivated for stocking purposes only under such regulations as the Department of Agriculture and Commerce may deem necessary.
Codes, 1942, § 5903; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 2002, ch. 372, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-89 - Fish dealers not to possess

It shall be unlawful for any fish dealer to buy, sell, or offer to buy or sell, or to knowingly have in possession any of the game fish enumerated in this chapter whether taken within or coming from without the state.
Codes, 1942, § 5905; Laws, 1932, ch. 123.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-90 - Possession of paddlefish in violation of law or regulation; penalties; permits and fees

(1)
Any person who takes or possesses a paddlefish or parts thereof, whether coming from within or from outside the state, in violation of law or regulation is guilty of a Class I violation and may be punished as provided in Section
49-7-141
, and upon conviction, shall forfeit all hunting, trapping and fishing privileges and paddlefish permits for a period of not less than one (1) year from the date of conviction. A violator shall pay a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to have his or her privileges restored.
(2)
The commission may promulgate rules and regulations, establish and issue permits and establish and collect fees for permits for the harvest and sale of paddlefish and paddlefish parts.
(3)
Any person engaged in selling or peddling nonnative fish taken from public waters must possess a commercial fishing license.
(4)
Any person required to purchase a commercial fishing license must report his catch and/or other activities as required by regulation of the commission.
Laws, 2001, ch. 499, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 340, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 526, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 336, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-91 - Unlawful to fish commercially in Muddy Bayou

(1)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to fish commercially at any time in Muddy Bayou, in Warren County, Mississippi.
(2)
The department may enforce this section and seize and confiscate all commercial nets and seines used in Muddy Bayou, in Warren County, Mississippi, or on any part of the bayou, either along the length or at its two (2) openings in and to Eagle Lake and Steele Bayou.
(3)
Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both; and in addition the department shall seize and confiscate all commercial nets and seines used for such purpose, and dispose of the same at private sale and place the proceeds to the credit of the State Game and Fish Fund.
Codes, 1942, § 5903-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 333, §§ 1-4; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 69, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-93 - Killing deer or spotted fawn out of season; penalties

Any person convicted of intentionally killing any deer or spotted fawn out of season shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and the commission shall have authority to revoke a license for a period of one (1) year.
Codes, 1942, § 5866-01; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 479, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-96 - Deer management zones; antler restrictions

(1)
(a)
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may establish deer management zones within the state.
(b)
The commission may establish antler restrictions within the zones for the proper management of antlered deer.
(2)
The antler restrictions in Sections
49-7-31
and
49-7-41
shall not apply to those zones with antler restrictions established by the commission.
(3)
If the commission establishes deer management zones or establishes antler restrictions, the department shall study and analyze all relevant data and shall file annual progress reports with the Legislature. The department shall file a final report on the effectiveness of the program with recommendations on the continuation of such restrictions.
Laws, 2007, ch. 600, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 365, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-97 - Liability of public officer for failure to perform duty

Any public officer who wilfully fails to perform any duty imposed by law or by any lawful rule or regulation of the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Codes, 1942, § 5866-03; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 408, § 5, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-99 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1998, ch. 409, § 3, eff. 3/24/1998.
Codes, 1942, § 5903.5; Laws, 1964, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1971, ch. 316, § 1, eff. 2/8/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-101 - General fines and penalties

(1)
Unless a different or other penalty or punishment is specially prescribed, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any law or regulation for the protection of wild animals, birds, or fish, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by such laws or regulations, or who violates or fails to comply with any lawful order, rule or regulation adopted by the commission is guilty of a Class III violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). In addition thereto, such person is liable, in the discretion of the court, to an additional penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each animal, bird, or fish, or part thereof, or each nest or egg of any bird taken, possessed, or transported in violation of such law or regulation.
(2)
Any person unlawfully killing a doe deer is guilty of a Class II violation and shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
(3)
Any person killing a wild turkey hen, except when permitted by the commission is guilty of a Class II violation and shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
(4)
Any person killing any turkey out of season, and any person baiting turkeys is guilty of a Class II violation and shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
(5)
Any person unlawfully trapping quail or any other game bird within this state is guilty of a Class II violation and shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-143
.
(6)
Any person transporting, shipping, or carrying quail or any other game bird within, or from within to a point without this state, without first having secured permission from the executive director to so do, shall, except as otherwise provided by Section
49-1-1
et seq., be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Codes, 1942, § 5866; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, ch. 197; Laws, 1942, ch. 250; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 4; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 187; Laws, 1971, ch. 313, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 452, § 18; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 70, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1990, ch. 329, § 10, eff. 10/1/1990.
Laws, 1976, ch. 383, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-103 - Seizure and confiscation of property used in illegal hunting or fishing, etc., as contraband

The following property is subject to forfeiture: any firearm, equipment, appliance, conveyance or other property used directly or indirectly in the hunting or catching or capturing or killing of deer at night with any headlight, lighting device or light amplifying device, or in fishing for, or killing or capturing fish by using a telephone, magneto, battery, or any other electrically operated device including but not limited to any all-terrain vehicle, trailer, boat, outboard motor, airplane, net, light, battery, magneto, wires, telephone device, or any other device or contrivance or other vehicle, or which may be used in the transportation of any dead or live deer taken, captured, or killed at night with or by means of a headlight, lighting device or light amplifying device, or any dead or live fish killed, stunned, captured, or taken by using a telephone, battery, magneto, or any other electrically operated device. No motor vehicle that is of the type required to be titled under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Law is subject to forfeiture. Property subject to forfeiture shall be seized by any employee of the department or other officer of the law including any sheriff or deputy sheriff. Upon the seizure of such property proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to Sections
49-7-251
through
49-7-257
.
Codes, 1942, § 5866-04; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 468, § 5; Laws, 1995, ch. 551, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 589, § 2, eff. 4/17/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-105 - through 49-7-131 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1989, ch. 468, § 6, eff. 3/28/1989.
§ 49-7-105. [Codes, 1942, § 5866-05; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 6; Laws, 1964, ch. 228, § 1; Am Laws, 1981, ch. 471, § 50; Laws, 1982, ch. 423, § 28] § 49-7-107 through § 49-7-131. [Codes, 1942, §§ 5866-06 through 5866-18; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, §§ 7-19]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 5911.5; Laws, 1948, ch. 253; Laws, 1954, ch. 173, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 71, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 5912; Laws, 1942, chs. 248, 249; Laws, 1952, ch. 187, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 72, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-137 - Lease of certain state lands for hunting, fishing and conservation purposes

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 5923.5; Laws, 1959, Ex Sess., ch. 26; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 73, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 5907; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 58, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-140 - Importation, release and transportation of wild hogs prohibited; penalty

(1)
No person may import into the state or release into the wild, any live feral hog, wild swine or Russian Boar.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
A violation of this section is a Class I violation punishable as provided in Section
49-7-141
.
(5)
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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 521, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 410, HB 1065,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 454, HB 487, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 510, HB 864, 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-141 - Penalties; Class I violations

(1)
Any person who has been convicted of a Class I violation shall be fined not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and shall be imprisoned in the county jail for five (5) days. The person shall also forfeit all hunting, trapping and fishing privileges for a period of not less than twelve (12) consecutive months from the date of conviction.
(2)
In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (1) of this section, any person convicted of a violation of Section
49-7-51
or
49-7-53
, Mississippi Code of 1972, may, in the discretion of the court, be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each game animal, game bird or game fish, or part thereof, bought, sold, offered for sale, exchanged for merchandise or other consideration, received for shipment, shipped, transported, carried or possessed with the intent to ship, transport or carry.
Laws, 1985, ch. 452, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 359, § 2; Laws, 1995, ch. 551, § 5, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 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.
Laws, 1985, ch. 452, § 7; Laws, 1989, ch. 359, § 3, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-145 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1994, ch. 578, § 65, eff. 7/1/1994.
Laws, 1991, ch. 572, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 580, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-147 - Interference with lawful taking of wildlife

(1)
No person shall intentionally:
(a)
Interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of wildlife by another;
(b)
Attempt to disturb wildlife, or attempt to affect their behavior with the intent to prevent their lawful taking by another; or
(c)
Harass another person who is engaged in the lawful taking of wildlife or in the preparation for such taking.
(2)
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.
Laws, 1991, ch. 554 § 1, eff. 4/12/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-148 - Access for hunters with disabilities; use of mobility related device

(1)
(a)
The department shall provide hunters with disabilities access to hunting areas in public wildlife management areas under its jurisdiction.
(b)
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:
(i)
Is paraplegic or hemiplegic;
(ii)
Is unable to ambulate and requires a wheelchair, walker, leg braces, prosthesis, canes or crutches for mobility.
(2)
The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for reasonable access and include a definition of "hunters with disabilities" as used in this section.
Laws, 1997, ch. 481, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 413, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › IN GENERAL (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-149) › Section 49-7-149 - and 49-7-150 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1994, ch. 578, § 65, eff. 7/1/1994.
§ 49-7-149. [Laws, 1992, ch. 357, § 1] § 49-7-150. [Laws, 1992, ch. 357, § 2]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 7 - HUNTING AND FISHING (§§ 49-7-1 — 49-7-351) › LIFETIME SPORTSMAN LICENSE (§§ 49-7-151 — 49-7-155) › Section 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.
Laws, 1988, ch. 545, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.