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§ 49-7-8. Hunting, fishing or trapping license for nonresident; fees; violations.
 

(1)  No nonresident sixteen (16) years of age or older may hunt, fish, kill, take or trap any game animal, bird or fish without having acquired and having in his immediate possession a valid license issued by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. 

(2)  The commission shall have the following duties and powers: 

(a) To prescribe the forms and types of nonresident licenses that a nonresident must obtain; 

(b) To determine the total number of each type of nonresident license to be issued annually; 

(c) To establish fees for nonresident licenses and the collection fees for the agent issuing such licenses; provided, however, that the fee for a nonresident all game hunting license shall not be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00); 

(d) To exercise all incidental powers necessary to develop a nonresident licensing program. 

(3)  A nonresident who violates this section or any licensing regulation of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 49-7-21(3). 
 

Sources: Laws,  1989, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 345, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
 

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-49 > 7 > 49-7-8

§ 49-7-8. Hunting, fishing or trapping license for nonresident; fees; violations.
 

(1)  No nonresident sixteen (16) years of age or older may hunt, fish, kill, take or trap any game animal, bird or fish without having acquired and having in his immediate possession a valid license issued by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. 

(2)  The commission shall have the following duties and powers: 

(a) To prescribe the forms and types of nonresident licenses that a nonresident must obtain; 

(b) To determine the total number of each type of nonresident license to be issued annually; 

(c) To establish fees for nonresident licenses and the collection fees for the agent issuing such licenses; provided, however, that the fee for a nonresident all game hunting license shall not be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00); 

(d) To exercise all incidental powers necessary to develop a nonresident licensing program. 

(3)  A nonresident who violates this section or any licensing regulation of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 49-7-21(3). 
 

Sources: Laws,  1989, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 345, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
 


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-49 > 7 > 49-7-8

§ 49-7-8. Hunting, fishing or trapping license for nonresident; fees; violations.
 

(1)  No nonresident sixteen (16) years of age or older may hunt, fish, kill, take or trap any game animal, bird or fish without having acquired and having in his immediate possession a valid license issued by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. 

(2)  The commission shall have the following duties and powers: 

(a) To prescribe the forms and types of nonresident licenses that a nonresident must obtain; 

(b) To determine the total number of each type of nonresident license to be issued annually; 

(c) To establish fees for nonresident licenses and the collection fees for the agent issuing such licenses; provided, however, that the fee for a nonresident all game hunting license shall not be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00); 

(d) To exercise all incidental powers necessary to develop a nonresident licensing program. 

(3)  A nonresident who violates this section or any licensing regulation of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 49-7-21(3). 
 

Sources: Laws,  1989, ch. 377, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 345, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.