§ 49-7-203. Beaver Control Advisory Board created; composition of board; compensation of members; duties, responsibilities and authority of board.
(1) There is created the Beaver 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:
(a) The Chairmen of the House and Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees; and
(b) One at large member of the House and Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman from among its members, who shall preside over meetings.
(3) 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.
(4) The board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business;
(b) To develop a beaver 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;
(c) To designate the areas of the state having the greatest need for beaver control or eradication and establish a list of priority areas on an annual basis;
(d) To establish, assess and collect any fees charged to participating landowners; and
(e) To function in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or any agency or agencies administering the beaver control program.
(5) 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 control within the state.
Sources: Laws, 1989, ch. 402, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 76; Laws, 2002, ch. 428, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 514, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
§ 49-7-203. Beaver Control Advisory Board created; composition of board; compensation of members; duties, responsibilities and authority of board.
(1) There is created the Beaver 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:
(a) The Chairmen of the House and Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees; and
(b) One at large member of the House and Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman from among its members, who shall preside over meetings.
(3) 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.
(4) The board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business;
(b) To develop a beaver 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;
(c) To designate the areas of the state having the greatest need for beaver control or eradication and establish a list of priority areas on an annual basis;
(d) To establish, assess and collect any fees charged to participating landowners; and
(e) To function in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or any agency or agencies administering the beaver control program.
(5) 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 control within the state.
Sources: Laws, 1989, ch. 402, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 76; Laws, 2002, ch. 428, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 514, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
§ 49-7-203. Beaver Control Advisory Board created; composition of board; compensation of members; duties, responsibilities and authority of board.
(1) There is created the Beaver 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:
(a) The Chairmen of the House and Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees; and
(b) One at large member of the House and Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman from among its members, who shall preside over meetings.
(3) 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.
(4) The board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business;
(b) To develop a beaver 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;
(c) To designate the areas of the state having the greatest need for beaver control or eradication and establish a list of priority areas on an annual basis;
(d) To establish, assess and collect any fees charged to participating landowners; and
(e) To function in an advisory capacity to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or any agency or agencies administering the beaver control program.
(5) 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 control within the state.
Sources: Laws, 1989, ch. 402, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 76; Laws, 2002, ch. 428, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 514, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
