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Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-20

Requirement of satisfactory completion of hunter education course; resident apprentice hunting license; resident combination small game hunting and fishing license

Laws, 1985, ch. 445, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 409, § 5; Laws, 2006, ch. 486, § 3; Laws, 2013, ch. 501, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2013.

(1) It is unlawful for any person born on or after January 1, 1972, to procure any Mississippi hunting license, except a resident apprentice hunting license and a resident combination small game hunting and fishing license, unless the person has been issued certification of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the department.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to issue any Mississippi hunting license, except a resident apprentice hunting license and resident combination small game hunting and fishing license, to any person born on or after January 1, 1972, unless the purchaser has provided valid certification of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the department.

(3) It is unlawful for any person to fraudulently obtain a hunter education certification.

(4) The department may revoke any hunting license or hunter education certification upon determination that the holder was not entitled to issuance or obtained the license or certification by any fraudulent means.

(5) It is unlawful for any person born on or after January 1, 1972, to hunt with a resident combination small game hunting and fishing license, unless the person has been issued certification of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the department.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.