Chapter

Hunting and Fishing

Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-1— Definitions and interpretations
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-1.1— Declaration of public policy
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-2— “Social Security Administration” construed to include Railroad Retirement Board
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-3— Issuance of resident hunting or fishing licenses; possession of license
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-4— Exemption of records relating to hunting, fishing and trapping license applications and holders of such licenses from Mississippi Public Records Act
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-5— Fees for resident hunting, fishing, and combination hunting and fishing licenses; exemptions
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-6— §§ 49-7-6 and 49-7-7. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-7— Use of revenue from increase in license fees
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-8— Hunting, fishing or trapping license for nonresident; fees; violations
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-9— Resident fishing licenses
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-9.1— Commercial fishing licenses; who is required to purchase; labeling of commercial fishing equipment; slat basket license; fees
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-10— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-11— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-12— Reciprocal agreements with other states; nonresident freshwater commercial fishing licenses; fees; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-12.1— Nonresident wholesale dealers who buy certain fish and nonresidents who import certain fish are required to obtain commercial fishing licenses
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-13— Definitions; fee for resident trapper’s license; permission of landowners to trap; certain types of traps prohibited; identification of traps; placing or setting traps near public roads or streets; exemptions; selling of skins and meat of certain animals during and after trapping season
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-15— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-16— Fur dealer or regular buyer of fur bearing animals; license; fees; possession of furs; tagging
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-17— License agents; bonding requirements; additional license fee for officer or person issuing license; additional fee to recoup costs of issuing licenses
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-19— Prohibition against issuing license to person physically or mentally unfit to carry or use firearm
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
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-20.1— Child hunter safety; hunter education course; supervision by adult who holds valid Mississippi license for species being hunted
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-21— License certificates; hunting, trapping or fishing without license prohibited; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-22— Multiyear licenses; fees; additional license fee for person issuing license
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-23— Sale of hunting and fishing licenses by constables designated as deputy conservation officers
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-25— Records and reports
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-26— Development of tagging and reporting program for deer and turkey to collect harvest data and monitor bag limit compliance; penalties for violation of turkey or deer tagging program
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-27— Revocation and suspension of licenses and privileges; penalties for hunting, trapping or fishing without license or privilege
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-29— Wholesale minnow dealers
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-30— Season for nongame gross fish
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31— Open season on deer
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31.1— Open season on deer; requirements for wearing hunter orange during any firearm season; exceptions; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31.2— Open season for game birds
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31.3— Open season for game animals other than deer
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31.4— Open season on fur-bearing animals; hunting raccoons and bobcats with dogs; additional open season on raccoons
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-31.5— Hunting, trapping and taking of nuisance animals; unlawful to trap certain animals outside of open season for fur-bearing animals; hunting nuisance animals with dogs, electronic calls, bait and lures authorized; exceptions; hunting wild hogs; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-32— Restrictions on hunting with dogs during turkey season
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-33— Use of scents, lures, sound devices or supplemental feed for hunting and trapping
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-33.1— Taking deer with the use of supplemental feed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-34— Hunting enclosures; permits; regulations; penalties for violation
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-35— Game season beginning on Sunday
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-37— Hunting of game with falcons or hawks, bow and arrow or primitive firearms; special open seasons on deer and small game; license fees; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-38— Certain persons authorized to hunt with bow and arrow or crossbow during any open season on deer, turkey or small game
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-38.1— Special hunting permit for youth under age 18 who have life threatening illnesses
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-39— Special hunt for youth and persons with disabilities in Natchez State Park; primitive weapon season in Natchez State Park; commission may establish such hunts in other state parks; commission may authorize special youth hunts for nonmigratory birds; special hunting season for youth to run concurrently with primitive weapon season on deer
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-40— Special hunt by handicapped persons in natural area at Arkabutla Lake
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-41— Bag limits
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-42— Training bird dogs through use of release pens and tamed and identified quail
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-43— Regulation of certain Mississippi lands purchased by federal government
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-45— Certain acts declared unlawful; dismissal upon proper proof of actions for failure to register or possess boat’s registration card
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-47— Restrictions on hunting or catching alligators
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-49— Prima facie evidence of hunting, trapping, or fishing
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-51— Sale of game birds, animals or fish
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-53— Shipment and other transportation of game birds, animals or fish
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-54— Importation and translocation of white-tailed deer into state prohibited; exception for university research facilities; commission to establish regulations governing importation with emphasis on disease prevention; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-55— Unlawful to possess, etc
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-56— Restaurants permitted to prepare and serve recreationally caught finfish to persons who caught the fish
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-57— Possession of lawfully taken game animal, bird or fish; unlawful possession prohibited
Miss. Code Ann. § 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
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-58.1— Regulation of enclosures preventing free egress of white-tailed deer
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-58.2— Program of inspecting, monitoring, testing and preventing chronic wasting disease
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-58.3— Regulation of hunting of nonnative cervids in noncommercial wildlife enclosures
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-58.4— Regulation of commercial and noncommercial wild animal enclosures and facilities preventing free ingress and egress of native and nonnative cervids
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-59— Hours for hunting
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-61— Hunting on Sabbath
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-63— Use of traps, nets, etc., prohibited
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-65— Unlawful to hunt, when
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-67— Unlawful to sell, when
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-68— Unlawful to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-69— Use of explosives and chemicals prohibited
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-71— Unlawful to disturb traps
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-73— Unlawful to disturb nests or eggs
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-75— Unlawful to fire woods, when
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-77— Game protected during high water or fire
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-78— Canned hunts prohibited
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-79— Unlawful to hunt on lands of others, when
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-80— Releasing aquatic species or animals not indigenous to Mississippi without permit
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-81— Unlawful methods of taking fish; exceptions; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-83— Unlawful not to return to water game fish taken by net
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-85— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-87— Fish, sale of, unlawful, when
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-89— Fish dealers not to possess
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-90— Possession of paddlefish in violation of law or regulation; penalties; permits and fees
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-91— Unlawful to fish commercially in Muddy Bayou
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-93— Killing deer or spotted fawn out of season; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-95— Killing deer by headlighting or other lighting devices; killing livestock; harassment of wildlife; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-96— Deer management zones; antler restrictions
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-97— Liability of public officer for failure to perform duty
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-99— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-101— General fines and penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-102— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-103— Seizure and confiscation of property used in illegal hunting or fishing, etc., as contraband
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-105— §§ 49-7-105 through 49-7-131. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-133— Reciprocity agreement recognizing hunting and fishing licenses issued by participating states
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-135— Compact concerning Pearl River authorized
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-137— Lease of certain state lands for hunting, fishing and conservation purposes
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-139— Seafoods excluded
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-140— Importation, release and transportation of wild hogs; prohibition; permit; penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-141— Penalties; Class I violations
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-143— Penalties; Class II violations
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-145— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-147— Interference with lawful taking of wildlife
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-148— Access for hunters with disabilities; use of mobility related device
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-149— §§ 49-7-149 and 49-7-150. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-151— Creation of lifetime sportsman license and Mississippi Wildlife Endowment Fund
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-153— Lifetime sportsman and lifetime fishing licenses
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-155— Wildlife Endowment Fund
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-161— Definitions
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-163— Unlawful to hunt or take migratory waterfowl without stamp or electronic equivalent; validation of stamp or proof of purchase of electronic equivalent; issuance or sale of stamp or electronic equivalent
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-165— Fee for stamp
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-167— Disposition of revenues
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-169— Commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-171— Ascertainment of acceptability of projects undertaken outside of state
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-173— Penalties
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-201— Beaver and wild hog control program established; funding; county contributions; “participating landowner” defined
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-203— Beaver and Wild Hog Control Advisory Board created; composition of board; compensation of members; duties, responsibilities and authority of board
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-251— Petition for forfeiture; service of process; procedure to determine ownership of particular types of property; hearing prerequisite
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-253— Time to file answer; failure to file; time for hearing; burden of proof; evidence at hearing; decision
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-255— Liquidation of forfeited property; disposition of proceeds; retention and use of certain property; issuance of certificate of title
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-257— Administrative forfeiture procedures for certain property
Miss. Code Ann. § 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
Miss. Code Ann. § 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
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-305— Hunting incident reports
Miss. Code Ann. § 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